Lucknow,

02 May (HS): With three persons killed and crops damaged in portions of Uttar

Pradesh due to rain-related occurrences, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath urged

officials on Friday to conduct relief and rescue efforts as soon as possible. He

urged district authorities to visit impacted regions, examine agricultural and

animal loss, and give help as soon as possible to individuals affected by

lightning strikes, rain-related incidents, or storm damage. Adityanath also

ordered a full crop damage assessment and urged authorities to submit their

assessments to the state government as soon as possible so that further compensation

could be pursued. He urged officials to prioritize drainage projects in urban

and low-lying regions that are prone to flooding. In separate events on Friday,

lightning hit and killed at least three individuals, including a 17-year-old

girl, and wounded numerous others.

Two

workers were killed in Firozabad while working on a road project under the

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). A family attempting to cover a haystack with

a tarpaulin sheet to protect it from rain was also damaged. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has

expected showers and thunderstorms.

According

to the IMD, rain and thundershowers are expected in certain areas of western

Uttar Pradesh on May 3 and 4, accompanied with strong surface winds of 25-35

km/hr and gusty gusts of 40-50 km/hr in isolated areas. In east Uttar Pradesh,

sporadic rainfall is forecast on May 3, followed by more widespread showers on

May 4. Thunderstorms with lightning and

gusting gusts (30-50 km/hr) are expected. IMD has recommended citizens to

remain vigilant and take precautions in advance of potential weather

disruptions.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi