Low pressure leads to heavy rain in Jamshedpur

Jamshedpur, Sep 12: A low pressure trough coupled with a depression in northern Bay of Bengal resulted in rainfall at the city. The rain that hit last night continued throughout the day.

According to the Met Office, the low pressure trough was extending from Madhya Pradesh to the Bay of Bengal crossing Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Gangetic West Bengal. Moreover, the depression in the northern Bay of Bengal close to Kolkata has triggered widespread rain in the southern part of the state, especially those places which share a border with Bengal.

“The rainfall was due to the impact of the depression and the low pressure trough over the state. The intensity of rain will increase in  the next 24-hours. Several parts of the state are expected to get moderate to rather heavy rainfall in the next 24-hours due to the impact of the depression which is going to hit Bangladesh this evening,” said the official.

 
Jamshedpur and its adjoining areas received maximum rainfall today with the local weather office recording 25.2 mm of rain till 5.30

Areas like Mango, Jugsalai, Baghbera, Pardih have been the worst hit. Water clogging in these areas has made it difficult for people to move. Most of the roads are dotted with stalled vehicles, adding to the chaos. In some low lying areas several autos have been reported stranded in water.

Several houses in the area of Kharkai river have been inundated with river water owing to the incessant rains for the last 24 hours. According to the reports, slums in the Baghbera, Shastrinagar, Jugsalai, Sonari among other areas that are prone to washout during monsoon season, are confronting problems. The district administration has confirmed about a dozen odd houses in the low lying area in Baghbera that have been largely affected with the rise in the water level in Kharkai river.

The city has turned into a motorists’ nightmare. Many roads are undergoing concretisation and pipelines are being laid in several areas like Jugsalai and Baghbera. As a result the motorists have faced hell during rains. Many motorists have found it difficult to distinguish between the road and the dug up place due to water clogging.