The harsh summer of 2021 is breaking records with each passing day.
After British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, Germany, China, Turkey, Greece, California and Maharashtra, August 2 and 3 saw Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior division fall prey to the fury of climate change.
Shivpuri is usually known for water scarcity during the summer. But on August 2-3, within a span of 38 hours, the entire district received record rainfall of 454.57 millimetres (mm), according to the India Meteorological Department.
This is 55 per cent of the total rainfall the district receives in a year. The district has recorded 896.3 per cent rainfall this monsoon. The average rainfall in this region is 816 mm.
“I am 42 years old. But I am witnessing such heavy rainfall in this area for the first time in my life. Even elderly people cannot recall witnessing such heavy rainfall,” Ajay Yadav, a social worker from the Pohri block in Shivpuri, told this reporter.
Yadav was, in fact, working to deepen local ponds in Shivpuri just before the deluge struck to tackle water scarcity.
The rainfall has caused various rivers in the district including the Sindh, Kuno, Parvati and Mahuar to rise. The floods, in turn, have led to apocalyptic scenes in the area.
More than 10,000 people are trapped in Shivpuri. Of these, 8,000 have been rescued, while efforts to rescue some 2,000 are still on. To this end, the Indian Army’s help is also being taken - link - Rakesh Kumar Malviya - link
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