Madhya Pradesh July 29, 2025 Weather Update: Bhopal Receives Record-Breaking Rain Of Season; Schools Announce 'Rainy Day'; 9 Gates Of Tawa Dam Open

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Capital Bhopal received 55mm-- record-breaking rainfall for this season—in the last 24 hours. Two gates of Kaliyasot dam were opened.

There is a heavy rain alert in a total of 34 districts in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday.

Heavy rainfall of 4.5 to 8 inches is expected in Bhopal and nearby areas-- Sehore, Vidisha, and Narmadapuram.

According to the Meteorological Department, an orange alert, or a very heavy rain warning, has been issued in 14 districts, and a yellow alert, or a heavy rain warning, has been issued in 20 districts on Tuesday.

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Gwalior, Sheopur, Morena, Bhind, Datia, Shivpuri, Niwari, Tikamgarh, Chhatarpur, Ashoknagar, Vidisha, Sagar, Raisen, and Narmadapuram may receive very heavy rain.

There is a heavy rain alert in Guna, Rajgarh, Agar-Malwa, Shajapur, Dewas, Sehore, Harda, Betul, Pandhurna, Chhindwara, Seoni, Narsinghpur, Jabalpur, Dindori, Anuppur, Umaria, Katni, Damoh, and Panna.

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• Amid heavy rains in Narmadapuram, the DEO issued a 'rainy day' holiday for schools around 8:30 am; by then, many students had already left for school.

• Carmel Convent and St. Joseph Co-ed School have been closed due to rains in Bhopal.

• Nine gates of Tawa Dam and several gates of Bargi dam were opened amid heavy rainfall.

• Incessant rains in Bhopal and Sehore caused the Kolans River to overflow, as the water level rose one foot above the threshold. The further led to a rise in the water level of Upper Lake, which is currently flowing at 1661.05 feet. The full tank level of the pond is 1666.80 feet.

• In Raisen, low-lying areas, including Mahamaya Chowk, are flooded. A holiday has been declared at St. Francis Convent School.