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Rains fill over 72% of total capacity of 716 Rajasthan dams, water crisis unlikely next summer: officials
•Rajasthan received 27.5 per cent higher rainfall from 1 June to 20 August compared to the same period last year
Himachal Pradesh: CM Jai Ram Thakur expresses concern over heavy loss due to torrential rains
•Jai Ram Thakur has directed the district administrations of the State to immediately ensure relief, rescue and rehabilitation works in the affected areas
Odisha braces for floods as Hirakud dam brims, low pressure looms over Bay of Bengal
•The water level at the Hirakud dam on the Mahanadi river is 617 feet, and the total capacity of the reservoir is only 630 feet
Depression forms near Odisha coast, IMD predicts heavy rains for Kerala
•Since 31 July, Kerala has been witnessing heavy rains, which has left 22 dead and five hurt. While seven are still missing. SDMA says 58 houses have been fully damaged while 412 suffered partial damage
WATCH: Severe waterlogging in Gurugram after heavy rainfall
Fp Staff •Due to waterlogging, vehicular traffic was affected in the city, police informed
Uttarakhand rains: Part of Badrinath NH-7 washed away due to rising waters, pilgrims stranded on both sides
•Warning of heavy rainfall in the region, the Dehradun Meteorological Centre flagged an orange alert for the next four days starting 29 July
Maharashtra: Heavy rains cause flood-like situations in Ratnagiri, Gadchiroli, Wardha; overall death toll rises to 105
•The 105 fatalities, recorded between 1 June and 17 July, in Maharashtra were caused due to floods, lightning strikes, landslides, falling of trees and the collapse of structure
Gujarat: Two women labourers, 16-year-old girl, die as boundary wall of farmhouses collapses on them
•The incident occurred in Ognaj area on Thursday morning. The deceased were part of a group engaged in the work of constructing a bungalow there
Karnataka rains: CM Basavaraj Bommai holds meeting with officials to assess situation
•Rains have continued in several parts of Malnad and coastal Karnataka causing flood like situation, also there have been several incidents of land-slide and sea-erosion
Mumbai rains: CM Eknath Shinde visits BMC Disaster Management Room, asks officials to ensure no loss of life, property
Fp Staff •The Maharashtra Chief Minister's Office (CMO), in a statement said that CM Eknath Shinde is in touch with collectors of Thane, Raigad, Palghar, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts and also NDRF has been asked to remain alert