NEW DELHI: The State Disaster Response Force rescued a person stranded in Jammu's River Tawi on Wednesday following heavy overnight rainfall that raised water levels. This emergency operation occurred as various regions across India face intense weather conditions, with the IMD issuing alerts for heavy rainfall in multiple areas and a heatwave warning for the Jammu division.SDRF personnel descended via stairs to reach the accident spot and successfully rescued the man from the Tawi river. The incident coincided with the closure of the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway at Chanderkote due to a landslide at Mehar and T2 Tunnel Marg.

The Indian Meteorological Department has forecasted increased rainfall activity across Northwest India from June 25. Heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected to continue over several parts of Central, East, and Northeast India for the next seven days.IMD Scientist Bikram Singh provided insights about the monsoon conditions in Uttarakhand. "The monsoon was declared in Uttarakhand on June 20. Continuous rain is occurring. Heavy rain has not been observed much. In the last 24 hours, light to moderate rain has occurred in many places. Some areas have also experienced heavy rain. There is a possibility of heavy rain today in Bageshwar, Nainital, and Dehradun as well."

The weather department has predicted extremely heavy rainfall specifically for the Konkan, Madhya Maharashtra, and Gujarat regions. "Extremely heavy rainfall above 20 cm in 24 hours is likely at isolated places over Konkan, Madhya Maharashtra and Gujarat Region on 24th June. Very heavy rainfall is likely at some places over Konkan and Goa, Madhya Maharashtra and Gujarat region, and isolated heavy rainfall is likely over Saurashtra and Kutch during 24th to 30th June.

"Light to moderate rainfall is expected at most places over Gujarat State, Konkan and Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, and Marathawada during this period.