According to the officials, many areas in districts Bundi, Sawaimadhopur and Kota are facing flood-like situations. Authorities have stated that rescue and relief works are underway.
Six people, including four minors and a government school teacher, died in separate rain incidents as heavy to very heavy rain continued to batter parts of Rajasthan in the last 24 hours. This led to flood-like situations in many areas.
The weather department informed that in the last 24 hours till 8.30 am on Sunday Dausa recorded the highest rainfall of 29 cm. There were several other areas also that received rainfall below 29 cm during the same period.
According to the officials, many areas in districts Bundi, Sawaimadhopur and Kota are facing flood-like situations. Authorities have stated that rescue and relief works are underway.
Out of six dead, four including two government teachers in Jhalawar were swept on Sunday in floodwaters while trying to cross a submerged low bridge in a car.
Despite warnings from locals, they attempted to drive through the overflowing water on Changeri Pullia, near Gagron fort, Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Abhishek Charan said.
Upon receiving information from residents around 2 pm, a search operation was launched. The car was located 10-15 metres away in deep water around 5 pm.
The official said that the bodies of Neeraj Singh Shekhawat (49), from Vijay Nagar in Ganganagar and teacher at a senior secondary school in Kudayla, and Hari Ballabh Khati (60) of Kudayla village — were found in the back seat of the car.
Two others, Venugopal, a teacher at the same school and resident of Sambhar in Jaipur, and Lekhraj Mali (35) of Kudayla village, who were on the front seats, are feared missing, he said.
In view of the alert for very heavy rainfall, collectors in Jaipur, Nagaur, and Ajmer declared holiday for schools on Monday and Tuesday.
Several areas in Jaipur faced waterlogging, as the city continued to reel under rain for the second consecutive day. Roads were blocked in many parts of the city with water levels reaching knee height.
Considering the situations of the areas, District Collector Jitendra announced shut down of all government and private schools for Monday and Tuesday.
Adding to it, many areas had power outages. Barkat Nagar, Tonk Phatak and other areas faced electricity disruption multiple times on Saturday night, with the technical team taking nearly seven hours to resolve the issue.
The Jaipur Development Authority decided to close two parks — Kishan Bagh and Swarn Jayanti Park — near Vidyadhar Nagar, for the public from Monday to Wednesday, as waterlogging turned the parks into muddy zones.
Four minors drowned in the rainwater filled Kunwari mines of Dabok area in Udaipur on Sunday. The incident occurred when Laxmi Gameti (14), Bhavesh (14), Rahul (12) and Shankar (13) had gone to graze goats in the nearby fields, police said.
Later, the four entered the mine to bathe and slipped into deep water, police said. After the incident, a large crowd of villagers gathered at the site. Upon receiving information police teams went to the spot and pulled out the bodies with the help of locals.
Villagers and family members have demanded action against the mine owner, Assistant Sub-Inspector Manohar Singh Devda said. Water also entered a section of the Maharana Bhupal Singh Hospital in the city late Saturday.
The weather department has predicted that the heavy rain may continue in some areas of the state for the next three to four days. Flood relief and rescue teams remained on the ground and assisted affected residents in Nagaur as several areas have been waterlogged.
The district administration has issued advisories urging caution. Schools and other centers in Nagaur have also been announced to remain shut on Monday and Tuesday.
In Sawai Madhopur, several villages have been hit. These particularly included those downstream of the Surwal dam as the water level in the dam surged to uncontrollable levels. Many villages including Surwal, Dhanoli, Gogor, Jadavata, Shesha and Machhipura are completely drowned under the water
Kalipaltan, Chatra Khatik, Kafila Bazar, Panch Batti, Dhannatlai and Kachahari Road in Tonk district have been severely affected due to the rain.
MP Harish Chandra Meena inspected the situation and directed officials to ensure proper drainage and relief. MLA Rajendra Gurjar also conducted visits and reached flooded areas via tractor. SDM Shatrughan Gurjar’s vehicle got stuck in a flooded road and he had to shift to a tractor.
