MP receives first winter shower; IMD issues 'orange' alert

Parts of south west Madhya Pradesh received first rain of the winter season on Sunday and the IMD has issued an ‘orange’ alert, predicting heavy showers, hail and gusty winds in various parts of the state over the next one day.

Barwani and Jhabua in MP received showers on Sunday, while lightning and thunder were reported from Indore and Ujjain divisions due to western disturbances, India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) Bhopal centre duty officer Ashfaq Husain told PTI.

The rain activity is expected to move to Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal on Sunday evening and then to east MP on Monday, covering the entire state. It will start abating on Tuesday, he said.