Brief by Shorts91 NewsDesk / 07:33am on 19 Jul 2025,Saturday Weather & Environment
Torrential rains have triggered severe flooding across Rajasthan, prompting red alerts in Ajmer, Bhilwara, Bundi, Kota, Tonk, and Pali. Ajmer’s Khwaja Garib Nawaz Dargah was inundated, with carts and a devotee swept away before being rescued. In Rajsamand, locals saved stranded schoolchildren from a flooded van. Ajmer’s Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital was waterlogged, disrupting services. Pushkar’s market and homes were submerged, while barrage gates were opened in Kota. The IMD forecasts extremely heavy rainfall, with Ajmer expecting up to 79 mm. Relief teams are deployed across vulnerable zones. A depression over northwest Madhya Pradesh is expected to intensify the situation in eastern Rajasthan within 24 hours.
