Five persons, including four teenage boys, have drowned in different parts of Rajasthan which was lashed by heavy rains.  

The south-west monsoon shifted its centre over Bikaner division in the last 24 hours as Karanpur city recorded 5 cm of rainfall till 8:30 am today, the maximum in the state, officials said.       

At least a dozen villages remained inundated in Sanchore tehsil due to incessant rains, which reduced since Friday, officials said. A Sirohi district official said the Abu-Road and MountAbu (hill station) road, which was damaged by shooting stones due to heavy rains, was still under repair and traffic was not allowed on the route yet.       

The civil administration has pressed 25 rescue and relief teams into action in Sanchor and Bheenmal tehsils, covering a dozen of villages, the official said.