Heavy rains in Jodhpur: Flood-like situation in Blue City; several trains cancelled, schools closed

Heavy rains in Jodhpur city of Rajasthan for the last few days have crippled normal life. As a result, the administration has ordered the closure of schools and colleges and advised civilians not to venture outside. 

The flood waters were seen gushing through the streets of the Blue City, making parked cars float in some areas. 

The torrential rain in the city which started on Monday around 7 PM continued for nearly five hours due to which the roads were waterlogged and over 30 colonies were flooded, according to a report by news agency IANS.

Jodhpur rains: Trans cancelled 

District collector Himanshu Gupta ordered the closure of the schools, both government and private. Besides, the two trains were also cancelled due to water overflowing the tracks. 

The city received 118mm rainfall since Monday evening till 8 AM Tuesday, with several areas reporting power outages. Moreover, the commuters had to face a harrowing time due to waterlogging at the Jodhpur railway station.

A meteorological department official said at present, there is a circulation system over eastern Rajasthan, which will have its effect in the districts of Ajmer, Jodhpur and Udaipur divisions for the next 48 hours, another news agency PTI reported. 

"There is a strong possibility of heavy rain at some places in the districts of these divisions on Tuesday as well," Met centre director Radheyshyam Sharma said. 

He said from July 28-29, there is a possibility of a gradual decrease in monsoon activities in some parts of the state. 

Rajasthan has been witnessing heavy rainfall since the start of the week. Heavy to very heavy rains lashed several parts of Chittorgarh, Jaipur, Ajmer, Sawai Madhopur, Rajsamand, Dungarpur, Banswara, Kota, Sirohi, Jodhpur, Pali, Nagaur and Jalore districts. 

Bhilwara recorded the highest 205mm rainfall in the last 24 hours, which was followed by Chittaurgarh with 179 mm rain and Jodhpur with 111mm. 

With Inputs from Agencies