Punjab rainfall: More than 40 dead, over 1,600 people living in relief camps
₹16 crore. The damage includes uprooted poles, damaged transformers, and flooded substations, which damaged the equipment and power lines, he added. Twenty 66 KV substations across the state were inundated, severely damaging the infrastructure.
"The loss of infrastructure has had a significant impact on the power supply in the affected areas, affecting essential services. The PSPCL workforce worked round the clock to restore power supply to the affected areas," Singh said. Meanwhile, the Yamuna River in the national capital is still flowing just a few centimetres below the danger mark.
At 10:00 pm Tuesday, the Yamuna water level near the old Yamuna Bridge was recorded at 205.24 metres against the danger mark of 205.33 metres. The weather department has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall and issued an orange alert for six districts of Maharashtra till 27 July. The weather department noted that Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudrug, Pune, Kolhapur, and Satara districts will receive heavy to heavy rainfall till Thursday.
The India Meteorological Department has issued a yellow warning of heavy rain on July 28 and predicted a wet spell in the state till July 31. It cautioned of moderate to high risk of flash floods in Chamba, Kangra, Sirmaur, Shimla, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kullu, Mandi, and Kinnaur districts. India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an Orange alert on Saturday evening for coastal Karnataka and predicted heavy rainfall in the region.
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