Assam: The streets of Anil Nagar and Chandmari areas in Guwahati have been severely waterlogged, disrupting normal life, following heavy rainfall in the region.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a week-long forecast predicting continuous rainfall in Guwahati.
A resident of Anil Nagar urged the administration for a solution.
"Water fell during the night and there is so much water that it has filled up. How will we come and go here? I want to tell the administration that we need a diversion here because without diversion, there is no solution," the resident said.
Alerts have been issued for various parts of the country, including Assam and Meghalaya, where heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected until June 20.
IMD has specifically warned of exceptionally heavy rainfall on June 18.
"Assam & Meghalaya is very likely to get isolated heavy (64.5-115.5 mm) to very heavy rainfall (115.5-204.4 mm) on 16th & 17th June and exceptionally heavy rainfall on 18th June whereas likely to get heavy (64.5-115.5 mm) to very heavy rainfall (115.5-204.4 mm) on 19 & 20th June,"
IMD said on its official Twitter account on Sunday Meanwhile, in response to the flooding, Chief Engineer Project Swastik and his team conducted an assessment of flood-affected areas in Sikkim.
"Heat wave to severe heat wave conditions are likely over many parts of Uttar Pradesh and some parts of Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi on 18th June, 2024 and heat wave conditions are likely over isolated places over Jammu division, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Bihar and Jharkhand,'' it added.
"Heat wave to severe heat wave conditions are likely over many parts of Uttar Pradesh and some parts of Uttarakhand, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi and Punjab on 17th June, 2024 and Himachal Pradesh, Jammu Division, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gangetic West Bengal, Bihar and some parts of Jharkhand," the tweet said. (with Agency inputs)
