Jaipur was lashed by heavy rainfall on Friday morning, crippling Rajasthan’s capital city’s traffic, as photographs of waterlogged roads, and submerged vehicles in rainwater went viral on social media amid the downpour. The vehicular movement has come to a grinding halt in many parts of Jaipur, which is under up to three feet in water. The authorities at Jaipur centre of India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Jaipur, Ajmer, Nagaur and Sikar districts have received intense spells of shower since Friday morning amid forecast of another round of downpour. The centre has issued four alerts until 1 pm on Friday. The forecast stated: “Thunderstorms with light to moderate rains are likely to occur at a few places in Jaipur, Sikar, Ajmer, Tonk, Nagaur, Alwar, Dausa, Bharatpur, Sawai Madhopur, Karauli, Kota, Baran and Bhilwara districts and their adjoining areas.” It added, “In Jaipur city, light to moderate rains occurred in most parts accompanied by thunderstorms, along with one or two spells of heavy intensity of rains at isolated places.” Read more: www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/heavy-rains-in-jaipur-bring-city-to-standstill/story-7porMxduRzH9T3S1iB1SJJ.html #jaipur #JaipurFloods #JaipurRains

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