Madhya Pradesh News: IMD issues ‘red alert’ in Indore for very heavy rainfall, flash flood warning. See full forecast

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Madhya Pradesh's Indore on Monday. Western Madhya Pradesh is expected to witness intense rainfall on September 17. Moderate rainfall will be witnessed in other parts of the state, the IMD said.

IMD has informed that a Low Pressure Area lies over Southeast Rajasthan and adjoining West Madhya Pradesh. “It is likely to move gradually over southwest Rajasthan during next 2 days," the IMD informed. IMD has warned that heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to occur in West Madhya Pradesh and North Konkan during 17-18 September.

Light to Moderate flash flood risk likely over few watersheds and neighborhoods of adjoining West Madhya Pradesh during next 24 hours. “Three districts of southwest #MadhyaPradesh recorded the highest rainfall in the last 24 hours. Katthiwada (Alirajpur) recorded 341 mm rainfall, Meghnagar (Jhabua) 316 mm and Dhar city - 301.3 mm rainfall.

This is the highest rainfall in Madhya Pradesh since 1958," IMD posted on its official handle. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday said the Army and Air Force will be called in if required for flood relief operations amid heavy rains in the state. He held a virtual meeting with his officials at 1:30am and gave instructions to deal with the situation.

Chouhan said he reviewed the situation caused by heavy rains in Khargone, Barwani, Dhar, Khandwa, Burhanpur, Alirajpur and Indore and spoke to officials of these districts. The situation is under control but the people are on alert and the State Disaster Emergency Response Force (SDERF) and NDRF are working in these areas, while the flow in water bodies as well as rain has reduced, he said. "The water has started receding in the affected areas.