Heavy to very heavy rainfall warning issued for 15 states, list released

The IMD has issued heavy to very heavy rainfall warning for 15 states/UTs for Thursday. The states/UTs comprise Assam, Meghalaya, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, West Bengal, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. The IMD has also issued heatwave warning for Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan for Thursday.