21 districts to face water crisis due to scanty rainfall

Bhopal | Saturday | 7th August, 2021

Summary:

Unlike regions facing severe rainfall creating havoc in the State, there are 21 districts which are yet to receive normal rain in the season and could face water crisis in the later part of the year. Warning of heavy rainfall has been issued for 17 districts in the State and Meteorological Department has issued orange and yellow alerts, warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall. On Friday rainfall was witnessed which was intermittent and provide little respite from continuous rainfall prevailed for past few days. Madhya Pradesh has been battered by very heavy rainfall in the past few weeks. Guna district in the Gwalior division received 156 mm rainfall till Friday afternoon..