Heavy rains have been lashing Jaipur city in Rajasthan since Thursday, leading to major traffic snarls and severe waterlogging in several parts of the city. Heavy rainfall will continue in Jaipur for today, the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The weather department has said Jaipur will witness heavy rainfall today and light rainfall for the next 48 hours i.e., two days. As per the IMD forecast, Jaipur will witness ‘generally cloudy sky with heavy rain’ on Friday.
Thunderstorms with light to moderate rain are also likely to occur at few places in Jaipur, Sikar, Ajmer, Tonk districts, and adjoining areas during the next two hours.
The IMD has also predicted fairly widespread rainfall with heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places in Rajasthan during the next two days. The intensity will decrease thereafter, it said.
#WATCH Rajasthan: Parts of Jaipur face severe waterlogging as the city receives heavy rainfall today.
As per India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) forecast, Jaipur city to witness ‘Generally cloudy sky with Heavy rain’ today. pic.twitter.com/uwP3vNtZEy
— ANI (@ANI) August 14, 2020
It has been raining in Jaipur for the past six to seven hours. The showers have inundated low-lying areas in Jaipur and threw traffic out of gear. Waterlogging has also been reported outside Jaipur Secretariat.
Jaipur Secretariat (Photo: India Today)
A local journalist in Jaipur tweeted a video of a market area in the city inundated in knee-deep water, causing inconvenience to commuters. The video shows about 10-12 persons walking (one of them swimming) through the inundated area.
Photo: Twitter
Photo credit: Twitter
#Rajasthan: Heavy rains lash Jaipur city. pic.twitter.com/Jt8Pwqyqtb
— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) August 14, 2020
Several people have taken to social media to slam the Congress government in Rajasthan about the “flood-like” situation in the state. A commuter has posted a video of rainwater gushing inside a Jaipur bus.
Amazing ride in an amphibious vehicle in Jaipur pic.twitter.com/yu53pgBzOm
— Anuj Dhar (@anujdhar) August 13, 2020
Today Jal Mahal Road in Jaipur after rain inevening pic.twitter.com/lLN78q3RGj
— K C Gupta AEn JVVNL Whatsapp 9413390095 (@KCGupta55917242) August 10, 2020
#Jaipur #JaipurRain # Monsson Jaipur is morning pic.twitter.com/DlTtBa7dtP
— DB (@bhartiadeepak) August 14, 2020
Priyanka (@priyankacmsk) Tweeted:
You gotta be kidding me! This rain. Stay safe, #Jaipur pic.twitter.com/zy7axX44O5 (https://t.co/Gth3taKvv5)— BABU LAL MEENA RAJOURIYA (@BabuRajouriya) August 14, 2020
Photo: PTI
@SkymetWeather @IMDWeather Blockbuster #JaipurRain today pic.twitter.com/OyYdC9LyYy
— Nishant S. (@Nishant_S_6) August 14, 2020
After long time too much rain. Almost flood situation. @jaipur pic.twitter.com/6J8yd02syU
— SATISH NARNOLIYA (@satish_jugnu) August 14, 2020
Jaipur is on alert after torrential rain. Government was busy is politics and they were not worried about people. Should have take responsibility for inconvenience to people @RajasthanGovern @INCIndia @BJP4India pic.twitter.com/E5M7b5mw0Q
— akash gupta (@iamadvakash) August 14, 2020