Bhopal/Raipur: As the post-monsoon season transitions into erratic weather patterns, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) Bhopal and Raipur centres have issued urgent advisories for Madhya Pradesh (MP) and Chhattisgarh, attributing intensified rainfall and thunderstorms to a potent mix of a lingering depression, trough, cyclonic circulation, and the advancing Cyclonic Storm 'Montha' in the Bay of Bengal.

According to the forecast of both the centres, "Montha's indirect effects - coupled with a depression over east MP and a trough from Jharkhand - triggered widespread downpours on Tuesday, drenching seven districts including Sheopur and Morena. No precipitation touched urban hubs like Bhopal and Indore, but rural belts bore the brunt."

In the last 24 hours, rainfall lashed most plac

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