Three persons were killed in rain-related incidents in Rajasthan as heavy rainfall created flood-like situation in Bhilwara and Chittorgarh districts of the state.
As many as 16 people were airlifted by Indian Air Force and several others were shifted to safer places.
Nearly 40 school students were also rescued after their school bus fell into a swollen river in Bhilwara district.
Chittorgarh MP C P Joshi met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi and apprised him of the situation and sought assistance and immediate relief works.
Heavy to extreme heavy rainfall occurred in Kota and Udaipur divisions while there was heavy rain sin Udaipur, Kota, Bikaner and Ajmer divisions since yesterday.
Four men, who had gone to offer prayers at a Shiv temple on the bank of a river, were airlifted by IAF as they got stranded as the temple was surrounded by heavy flow of water in Bhilwara since last night.
In Chittorgarh, 12 people were trapped in Gunjeli river and were airlifted, Secretary of the Disaster Management and Relife departemtn, Rohit Kumar said.
He informed that teams of NDRF have been deployed in Bhilwara, Chittorgarh and Jhalawar districts to handle the situation arising out of the incessant rains.
Disaster Management and Relief minister Gulab Chand Kataria is monitoring the rescue and relief operation.
Normal life was badly affected in these districts where many villages and towns have been cut off by road from the district headquarters as rivers had swollen and the bridges and roads were inundated.
Teams of district administration and relief department are conducting the rescue and relief operation.
Incessantly rain continued to lash Bundi, Baran, Jhalawar and Kota districts of Hadouti region with the rivers and rivulets overflowing with water.
According to Kota barrage official, 12 gates of the barrage with 15 foots each were opened today and over 2.45 lakhs cusec water from the gates was released into the downstream of the river.
The district administration has also sounded alert in the downstream areas of Chambal River.
Chittorgarh has recorded a maximum of 23 cm rains till morning today while the measurement at Chambal in Kota, Gangrar and Begu (both in Chittorgarh) was 21 cm.
Many other places also recorded below 20 cms rains, according to Met department.
Dabok, Jaipur, Kota, Barmer, Ajmer, Jaisalmer, Sriganganagar and Pilani received 26.4, 23.1, 12.2, 10.3, 8.7, 8.2 cms, 4.8 cms and 3.1 (all in mm) rains till evening.
The weather conditions are likely to remain the same as the Met department has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall in the state during next 24 hours.
