Monsoon Mayhem: IMD Issues Red and Orange Alerts as Heavy Rains Lash…

Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh face severe weather threats; Delhi, West Bengal, and Madhya Pradesh also impacted by intense rainfall and flooding.

New Delhi: 15 July 2025

Unrelenting Monsoon Rain Triggers Alerts Across India; Red Warning for Jharkhand, Rescue Ops Escalate
Intense monsoon rainfall continues to affect India, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue a red alert for Jharkhand as well as an orange alert for Himachal Pradesh. The seasonal rains have already closed schools, started rescues and raised public safety concerns in many states.

In Jharkhand, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasted very heavy rain in East Singhbhum, West Singhbhum, and Saraikela-Kharswan which the local administrations in these areas took as cues to close schools and transition to online schooling as the amounts of rain observed has been hefty with no indication of letting up.

Himachal Pradesh is on high alert as floods and landslides have accounted for 100 lives lost this season, even more in vulnerable districts. Rescue operations are ongoing and teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and possibly other teams from the state are currently on site to assess the damages and begin relief work.

In the Delhi-NCR region, intermittent rainfall continued on Tuesday accompanied by light to moderate thunderstorms, and although authorities did not issue any formal alerts, waterlogging and traffic snarls affected daily activities in low-lying areas. West Bengal is experiencing extremely heavy rainfall due to a low pressure area, specifically impacting the South 24 Parganas, East and West Bardhaman and surrounding regions. IMD has predicted heavy rain in the region over the next 48 hours, which raises the risk of localized flooding. In Madhya Pradesh, monsoon rainfall has been 76% above average so far this season. Districts such as Tikamgarh have reported 828 mm of rainfall, more than three times the average seasonal total. Roads are inundated as rivers overflow the banks and transportation and agricultural activities in certain districts are severely hampered.

Without any immediate relief in the forecast, disaster management agencies remain on alert, particularly in the states of Himachal Pradesh and Jharkhand. Meanwhile, citizens in prone areas (hills or flood-prone) have been advised to remain indoors, follow advisory instructions and not travel unless they are in an emergency situation

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