Vacation has been declared in colleges in Bhopal and Narmadapuram because of heavy rainfall. (Representational)

Bhopal:

An alert has been issued in Jabalpur, Bhopal and neighbouring districts in Madhya Pradesh amid heavy rain forecast over the following 24 hours. Vacation has been declared in colleges in Bhopal and Narmadapuram because of heavy rainfall.

In Jabalpur, 13 of the 21 gates of Bargi Dam and 6 of eight gates of Barna dam have been opened to launch extra water.

District authorities in Hoshangabad, Harda, Narsinghpur, Dewas, Raisen, Sehore, and Barwani have been instructed to stay vigilant as a result of water discharge from dams.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has reviewed the state of affairs arising out of incessant rainfall within the state.

On Sunday in Shivpuri, a crocodile wandered right into a residential colony amid heavy rainfall was captured after an hour-long operation later was later launched in Sankhya Sagar Lake @ndtv@ndtvindiapic.twitter.com/KfJnYqwfi4

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Earlier, a crocodile had entered a residential colony in Shivpuri district amid heavy rainfall on Sunday. The eight-foot reptile was captured by a rescue workforce from Madhav Nationwide Park after an hour-long operation and was launched in Sankhya Sagar Lake.