Heavy rainfall was witnessed in several parts of the state on the eve of Republic Day, and the state capital recorded heavy spells which started from evening and continued till night with little interruptions.

Due to bad weather, a holiday has been declared for schools from Nursery to class 8 in Ujjain. In Shajapur also, a holiday has been declared till class 5  today. Collector Dinesh Jain has also issued its orders. A holiday has been declared on January 27 and 28 for pre-school classes (Nursery, LKG, UKG) in Anganwadi and private schools in Ratlam. Due to the cold wave, the Collector has issued orders.

According to the Meteorological Department, another system is becoming active in the state from Saturday. Due to this, the rainy season will continue till the first week of February. Bhopal city has recorded 0.78 rainfall in the last 24 hours.

New Western Disturbance is active in the state from January 24. Due to this, it is raining in many cities of the state till January 28. On Friday, Bhopal, Raisen, Rajgarh, Sehore, Vidisha, Gwalior, Ashoknagar, Shivpuri, Datia, Guna, Morena, Sheopur, Bhind, Narmadapuram, Harda, Betul, Rewa, Satna, Sidhi, Singrauli, Chhatarpur, Damoh, Panna, Sagar and There will be heavy rain at some places in Tikamgarh. Apart from these, there is a possibility of rain in Indore, Ujjain, Dewas, Ratlam, Dham, Shajapur, Narsinghpur and Jabalpur.

The rains continued in many areas of Madhya Pradesh on Thursday as well. It rained heavily in the capital Bhopal in the evening. Earlier it was cloudy in the morning.

Earlier on Wednesday it rained in Bhopal throughout the night. Bhopal city has recorded 1.22 inches of rain in the last 24 hours.

The Meteorological Department has predicted rain in 32 districts. The flight to Hyderabad was canceled on Wednesday due to bad weather. More than a dozen Up and Down trains were delayed.