Heavy rainfall in Rajasthan, bike-borne man swept away

A man riding his motorbike was today swept away in an over-flowing stream near a chak-dam at Gotara-Takelan, 15 kms away from Sikar district, following incessant rains which affected normal life in Shekhawati belt.
The body of Kesari alias Beerbal (35) was recovered with his bike near the dam, a district official said.
The body was handed over to his family after postmortem, he said.
Sikar recorded 10 cm of rainfall since morning with torrential rains affecting normal life and vehicular traffic in the district, he said.
A few low-lying areas in Sikar are still inundated but there is no danger to life as Disaster Management and Relief teams are working round the clock to pump out the rainy water, he said.

Meanwhile, moderate to heavy rains were recorded in most parts in last 24 hours with Phagi recording rainfall of 10 cm followed by Lunkaransar 9, Mojamabad 8, Jayal 7, Chirawa 6, Manohar Thana 5, Elera 4, Bansur 3, and 1-2 cms at many places in Rajasthan.

The desert districts of Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Barmer, Churu are still waiting for adequate rains, a MeT report said.
Jaipur has cloudy skies and has recorded light rainfall of 1.3 mm since last night followed by Pilani at 1.1 mm since 8 AM.
This monsoon trend will continue during the weekend in the state, a forecast said.