Monsoon Updates LIVE: IMD predicts heavy rainfall for northeast and West Bengal; river Ganga continues to overflow

The northeastern states, Assam and Meghalaya, are expected to receive very heavy rainfall today, as per IMD's prediction. The flood situation in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh continues to remain grim and the river Ganga continues to overflow for the second consecutive week.

The monsoon has reached every nook and corner of the country, leading to a flood situation in many states and causing inconvenience to the citizens. In its fresh weather bulletin, the India Meteorological Department has predicted that Assam and Meghalaya are likely to receive very heavy rainfall today. Varanasi | Several temples, ghats submerge as Ganga breaches danger-mark pic.twitter.com/bSTSbvAvzp Ayodhya | Water level in Sarayu river increases, several areas are facing flood-like situation due to swelling of river pic.twitter.com/q7okOOGI4T Bihar: Cattle owners, living in a relief camp at Digha ghat in Patna, finding it difficult to sell milk due to floods in the region"We somehow manage fodder for our cattle but are unable to find buyers of milk. We want govt to buy milk from us," says Manhori Lal, a cattle owner pic.twitter.com/xL1BCysE8j The weather agency's forecast states that widespread to isolated heavy rainfall is very likely to continue over northeast India, sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim for the next few days.