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The upper catchment areas of the Yamuna led to the river swelling to record level due to heavy rains.

An orange alert has been declared for Hyderabad, indicating the possibility of continuous light to moderate rain with occasional heavy spells.

On Tuesday, the IMD had issued a Red alert for Palghar, Raigad for July 19, and an 'Orange' alert had been issued for Thane, Mumbai and Ratnagiri.

The red alert, with heavy to very heavy rain with extremely heavy rain accompanied with gusty winds of 30 to 40 kmph predicted on Wednesday

IMD also said that the cyclonic circulation is likely to move west-northwestward across north Odisha and adjoining Gangetic West Bengal and Jharkhand

Steps being taken such as display of ward-wise radar images on the IMD website

Water level in Yamuna, which is in spate in Delhi, reached its highest ever level on Wednesday at 207.55 metres, breaching 44-year record.

Railway services have also been hit. The Northern Railways said it has cancelled around 17 trains and diverted around 12 others

On Sunday, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said that tracks have been uprooted at five places in Rajasthan due to the storm.

As Cyclone Biparjoy landfall process commenced, the Border Security Force deployed along the coastal areas has stepped forward to assist the villagers of the area

Coastal districts like Porbandar and Dwarka would have high wind speeds, Very Heavy to Extremely Heavy rainfall and high tides due to Biparjoy.

IMD has forecast a heatwave at isolated places over North Coastal Andhra Pradesh (NCAP), Yanam, South Coastal Andhra Pradesh (SCAP), and Rayalaseema.

Deep depression intensified into the Cyclonic Storm 'Biparjoy' over east-central and adjoining southeast Arabian Sea," IMD said in a statement

After Hyderabad was soaked with unseasonal rains IMD-H issued a yellow alert for the next four days.

The weekend largely remained cloudy and interspersed with drizzles, a pleasant weather prevailed in the Hyderabad and the outskirts

Meteorologists are predicting tougher times ahead in India with increased probability of heatwave during the upcoming summer season

At some places, difference between the maximum and minimum temperature touched 20 degrees.

Due to low visibility and fog as many as 29 passenger trains were delayed, according to railway officials.

While the Safdarjung Observatory recorded 1.4 degrees, the minimum temperature around the Palam area was recorded at 5.3 degree Celsius.

India Meteorological Department alerted that the city would be under severe cold weather for the next two days due to a western disturbance.