The Southwest Monsoon has advanced further into remaining parts of west Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, most parts of Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Punjab and some parts of east Rajasthan. Rains lashed several parts of Rajasthan, with Sikar receiving 20 cm precipitation, followed by Baran 11 cm. With light to moderate rains in Uttar Pradesh in the last 24 hours, water level of important rivers has started rising at a number of places. Rajasthan's Udaipur today received 45 mm rainfall, followed by Kota 41.8 mm and Churu 18 mm. New Delhi, Jul 3 () Heavy rains continued in many parts of the country and water level of rivers in Uttar Pradesh started rising as monsoon advanced further into many states of north India, even as the death toll from cloudburst in Uttarakhand rose to 18.

Source: Times of India July 03, 2016 15:08 UTC