Weather department predicts heavy rainfall in Uttar Pradesh

The Indian Meteorological Centre (IMD) has predicted heavy rainfall likely to occur in 16 districts of Uttar Pradesh during the next three hours this morning.

"Rain, thundershowers and lightning are very likely to occur today during next three hours (valid up to 12:00 hrs IST) at isolated places over Kannauj, Lakhimpur Kheri, Sitapur, Lucknow, Raebareli, Amethi, Sultanpur, Barabanki, Gonda, Bahraich, Shravasti, Siddharthnagar, Sant Kabir Nagar, Ayodhya, Basti, Ambedkarnagar districts and adjoining areas," stated the Meteorological Centre (MC) of IMD at Lucknow.