In the morning, suddenly dark clouds covered the sky and it started raining with strong winds. Due to which the people going to the office got wet. When the rain showers fell on the people facing the heat, it felt different. In the month of April itself, people were facing 40 degree Celsius heat. But people have breathed a sigh of relief with this rain. However, it is also being estimated that this will cause damage to the Rabi crop.

There was rain in many districts of the state including Gorakhpur, Sitapur, Rae Bareli, Unnao, Kanpur Dehat, Bareilly, Shahjahanpur, Farrukhabad, Lakhimpur Kheri, Pilibhit. The Meteorological Department has issued an alert of rain showers with strong winds for two days in many districts including Lucknow.

Heavy rain in Lucknow, roads turned into ponds

In Lucknow, the weather changed completely around 8 am. Heavy rain occurred in many areas. Darkness prevailed in most parts. There are reports of power outage in many areas due to the rain and storm. Clouds gathered in the sky since morning. It became so dark that the vehicles passing on the roads had to switch on the lights. Many trees fell due to the strong storm in Lucknow. The heavy rain also turned the roads into ponds in the summer. Many low-lying areas were filled with water. The water on the roads was up to people’s knees. The same was the situation in Kanpur. The roads here were also filled with water.

Storm rain alert issued

The Meteorological Department has issued a warning of rain, thunderstorm and lightning in more than 45 districts of the state. The Meteorological Department says that the rain may intensify further. Along with this, its range may also increase. That means more districts may also be affected by rain. At the same time, the Meteorological Department has expressed hope of a drop in temperature.

CM Yogi alerted the officials

In view of the weather conditions, the state officials have been asked to remain alert. He instructed that the officials should survey the affected areas and keep an eye on the relief work. Make arrangements for drainage in case of waterlogging. Financial assistance should be given to the families of those who died due to storm, rain and lightning. The damage to the crops should be assessed and a report should be sent to the government as soon as possible, so that compensation can be given to the farmers.

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According to the information given on the IMD website, there is a possibility of moderate rain in Jhansi, Lalitpur, Meerut, Agra, Hathrath, Jalaun, Hamirpur, Aligarh. At the same time, there may be rain in Varanasi, Lucknow, Prayagraj, Mirzapur, Sonbhadra, Chandauli, Ayodhya, Rae Bareli. However, at present, many districts of eastern Uttar Pradesh are not expecting much relief from these rain drops.

There is no hope of much relief from the heat at the moment.

Professor Manoj Kumar Srivastava, a meteorologist at Banaras Hindu University, said that in Varanasi and the surrounding districts where there is a possibility of rain, people do not see much hope of relief from the humid heat for the next 24 to 48 hours. Let us tell you that the monsoon trough is currently between Agra and Delhi.

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Therefore, there is a possibility of good rain in Agra and its surrounding areas on Saturday. There is a possibility of good rain after 2 days. It is estimated that in the coming 2 days, the movement of clouds will increase in eastern and western Uttar Pradesh, after which there may be good rain. During that time, a decrease of 3 to 4 degrees Celsius can also be seen in the maximum and minimum temperatures.

Only 5.6 mm of rain fell on Friday.

According to the IMD data, only 5.6 mm of rain fell in 50 districts of UP last Friday. This rainfall is about 38% less than the average.

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