New Delhi, July 15 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued multiple Red and Orange Alerts for heavy to extremely heavy rainfall across key states including Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and parts of Jammu and Kashmir. The weather office has also forecast rain with thunderstorms for Delhi-NCR between July 15 and 17, as widespread rainfall accompanied by lightning and strong winds is expected over large parts of India in the coming days.

The IMD has issued Red Alert for extremely heavy rainfall in Nagaur, Pali, Ajmer in Rajasthan, and in Jashpur, Balrampur, and Surajpur.

Orange Alert for heavy rainfall has been issued in Shimla, Solan, Bageswar, Dehradun, Sirmaur, Chamoli. In Jammu and Kashmir, se...