Two frogs who were married in a grand ceremony in June to appease rain gods were divorced on Wednesday in a bid to stop rains in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal. | Photo Credit: ANI

Key Highlights Two frogs who were married to appease rain gods were divorced on Wednesday to stop rains in Bhopal Members of Om Shiv Seva Shakti Mandal of Indrapuri area symbolically divorced the amphibians

Bhopal: In a bizarre incident reported from Madhya Pradesh, two frogs were divorced months after their wedding in a bid to stop heavy rains in Bhopal. The frogs were married in a grand ceremony to please the rain gods in July.

Locals had married the frogs on July 19 when the city was in a drought-like condition in hopes that the wedding would please the rain gods. However, two months after their wedding, they were divorced when Bhopal is battling a flood-like situation.

The amphibians were divorced symbolically on Wednesday evening. Members of Om Shiv Seva Shakti Mandal in Bhopal ended the overly successful marriage symbolically by chanting of mantras.

After heavy rains on Wednesday, lower settlements in Bhopal were flooded. In a bid to stop rains in the area, members of Om Shiv Seva Shakti Mandal of Indrapuri area symbolically divorced the amphibians.

The state has received 28 per cent more rainfall than average since the beginning of the current monsoon season, officials said.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that isolated places over Madhya Pradesh, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim could receive heavy rainfall on Thursday. No respite from rain is expected in the next three-four days, though the intensity of rainfall may decrease.

Narmada river is flowing above the danger mark due to intermittent heavy rains since last two weeks and water inflow from dams in western Madhya Pradesh, news agency ANI reported.

Strong winds, as high as 40-50 kmph, are likely to prevail over southwest and the west-central Arabian Sea. While squally weather conditions are likely in the Gujarat region, thunderstorm accompanied by lightning very likely to occur at isolated places over Bihar and Jharkhand.