Heavy rain alert in Madhya Pradesh amid monsoon withdrawal:Rainfall likely in Indore Jabalpur division for next 3 days; Tikamgarh receives showers today

With the monsoon departing early this season, the Meteorological Department has issued a heavy rain alert for the next three days across Madhya Pradesh. Rain is expected in the Indore-Jabalpur division, while Bhopal may experience light drizzle. On Saturday, heavy rainfall is likely in Dhar, Badwani, Khargone, Khandwa, Burhanpur, Betul, Chhindwara, Pandhurna, Seoni, and Balaghat. In Tikamgarh, rain began Saturday morning accompanied by thick clouds. The Tawa Dam’s water level is rising rapidly due to heavy rainfall in its catchment area, especially in Pachmarhi and other upper regions. As a precaution, one gate of Tawa Dam was opened to a height of 5 feet at 6 AM on Saturday. Intermittent rainfall was also recorded in Itarsi and surrounding areas on Friday night. Monsoon withdraws from 11 districts The monsoon has completely withdrawn from 11 districts: Gwalior, Sheopur, Morena, Bhind, Datia, Shivpuri, Guna, Agar-Malwa, Neemuch, Mandsaur, and Ratlam. It has also withdrawn from parts of Ujjain, Rajgarh, and Ashok Nagar. Despite this, scattered rain continues in the state. On Friday, rainfall was recorded in Chhindwara, Damoh, Jabalpur, Mandla, Narsinghpur, Rewa, Satna, Seoni, Sidhi, Umaria, Balaghat, and Pachmarhi, with Pachmarhi receiving more than half an inch. Reasons behind continuing rain The Meteorological Department attributes the ongoing rain to a trough passing through southern Madhya Pradesh, which is causing light rainfall in the lower districts. Activity from the trough and a low-pressure area is expected to increase over the next 24 hours, leading to further rain spells, even as monsoon retreats from additional districts. Rainfall in districts where monsoon retreated Districts from which the monsoon has withdrawn have already recorded above-normal rainfall this year. Guna received the highest at 65.4 inches, followed by Shivpuri 55 inches, Ratlam 48.5 inches, Agar-Malwa 39 inches, and Datia and Mandsaur 33.7 inches each. The monsoon arrived in Madhya Pradesh on June 16, one day later than usual, and typically withdraws from these districts by September 30. This year, withdrawal occurred six days earlier, and the monsoon is expected to retreat from all districts by October 6. Overall rainfall status Since the monsoon’s arrival, Madhya Pradesh has received an average of 44.2 inches of rain, exceeding the expected 37 inches by 7.2 inches, marking 118 percent of the normal rainfall. Indore division’s rainfall situation Indore and Ujjain divisions initially received below-average rainfall. Indore, at one point, had the lowest rainfall in the state, raising concerns about meeting its normal quota. However, heavy rains in September have allowed Indore to complete its expected rainfall. In contrast, Barwani, Khargone, and Khandwa are still struggling, and Ujjain has not yet achieved its normal quota, with Shajapur ranking second among districts with the lowest rainfall. ​