(MENAFN- Live Mint) The India Meteorological Department on Tuesday issued a red alert for Telangana, predicting very heavy rainfall, while forecasting an orange alert for Jammu and Kashmir, coastal Maharashtra, coastal Karnataka, and coastal Goa between 22 and 28 July.

The Met department also issued a heavy rainfall warning and an orange alert for Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Delhi and Assam.

The Meteorological Department issued a yellow alert for states like Haryana, Punjab, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Tripura, Manipur, and Kerala. The IMD forecast heavy rains in these areas between 22 and 28 July.

Here are the IMD predictions region-wise:

South peninsular India: For this region, the IMD predicted extremely heavy falls at isolated places over Telangana. The Met Department also issued a red alert for Telangana on 22 July.

Other places where heavy rains are likely between 22-28 July, include Kerala & Mahe, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, coastal Andhra Pradesh, coastal Karnataka and Lakshadweep. It added that strong surface winds – speed reaching 40-50 kmph – are very likely over South Peninsular India during next 5 days.

West India:

This region is expected to receive heavy rainfall in the next five days. Isolated places over Konkan & Goa, ghat areas of Madhya Maharashtra, Marathawada and Gujarat could receive heavy rains between 22-28 July.

East India:

In the region, isolated heavy rainfall is very likely to continue over Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Gangetic West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand during next 5 days.

Northwest India:

Between 22 and 28 July, isolated heavy rainfall is very likely over Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and East Rajasthan in Northwest India.

Northeast India:

According to the IMD forecast, moderate rainfall at many places accompanied with thunderstorm, lightning likely to continue over Northeast India during next 7 days. Isolated heavy rainfall is very likely over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura between 22-28 July.

Warning for fishermen:

The IMD has advised the fishermen near the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal to avoid venturing into the sea between 22 and 27 July 2025.

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