Moderate rain lashes eastern Uttar Pradesh
Kakardaria ghat records 25 cm rain followed by Nighason 24 cm, Bhinga 23 cm
LUCKNOW: Light to moderate rain and thundershowers occurred at a few places in east Uttar Pradesh while isolated places witnessed downpour in the last 24 hours.
Kakardaria ghat recorded rainfall of 25 cm followed by Nighason 24 cm and Bhinga 23 cm.
Katerniaghat and Dhaurohra recorded 15 cm each, Shajahanpur 14 cm, Pallia Kalan 12 cm, Sarda Nagar 10 cm, Birdghat 9 cm, Puranpur 8 cm, Maharajganj, Chandradupghat, Bansi 7 cm each, Balrampur, Gorakhur Kakarahi and Kheri 6 cm each, it said.
Allahabad and Najibabad sizzled at 37.6 degrees Celsius.
The Met office has forecast rain or thundershower at most places in eastern part of the state on Tuesday.
According to the IMD, heavy to very heavy rains at a few places, with extremely heavy rains at isolated places, are very likely over Uttarakhand and east Uttar Pradesh.
Heavy to very heavy rain is also very likely today at isolated
THE MET OFFICE HAS FORECAST RAIN OR THUNDERSHOWER AT MOST PLACES IN EASTERN PART OF THE STATE ON TUESDAY
places over Himachal Pradesh, West Uttar Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh.
The four-month monsoon season normally begins from June 1 and ends on September 30. This year, the monsoon touched Kerala on May 29, three days ahead of its normal onset date of June 1. It battered the western coast in the first half of June.