India, Aug. 5 -- LUCKNOW For the second consecutive day, the state capital remained soaked in rain as the district recorded 40.2 mm of rainfall (from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm) on Tuesday. With the strengthening of the monsoon current, rainfall activity across UP is expected to intensify over the next 2 to 3 days, bringing widespread rainfall and downpours in isolated areas.

The monsoon trough has shifted towards Delhi, Shahjahanpur and Chhapra, strengthening the monsoon flow across the Gangetic plains. As a result, an orange alert has been issued in UP. "Consequently, active monsoon conditions are expected to prevail in the region over the next 2 to 3 days, bringing widespread rainfall with isolated instances of heavy to very heavy rain," a me...