Widespread rainfall brings relief in Rajasthan

Widespread rainfall today occurred in most parts of Rajasthan, bringing respite from hot and humid conditions which had troubled the state in recent days.
Chabra received the maximum of 130mm rainfall in the last 24 hours, a MeT official said.
The south west monsoon, which was active in the eastern parts of the state, later moved towards its western half over the Jodhpur, Bikaner and Churu districts, the official said.
Barring Barmer and Jaisalmer districts, which fall in the extreme sandy desert, the monsoon was active over Ajmer, Kota, Bharatpur, Jaipur, Udaipur and Jodhpur divisions in the last 24 hours.

Thus, Nainwa recorded of 100mm rainfall while Jhalarapatan (90mm), Ramgarh (80mm) and Manoharthana (70mm), too, experienced showers.
Jaipur received scattered intermittent rainfall since morning, measured at 12.7mm till 0830 hours.
Bikaner received 20.8mm rainfall followed by 16.8mm that was recorded in Chittorgarh while Jodhpur (2.5mm), Ajmer (0.9mm) and Kota (0.8mm) had to do with light showers.
The forecast is for the monsoon to remain active over the state in the coming 24 hours.