Heavy rains continued in many parts of Madhya Pradesh for the third day on Monday, resulting in schools being closed in some districts including State capital Bhopal and Jabalpur, officials said.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for Monday, predicting heavy to very heavy rainfall with extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places in western parts of the State.
Rivers, drains and other water bodies were in spate in large parts of the state and gates of many dams were opened to release water.
