Over 7.24 lakh displaced people have been sheltered in 5,645 relief camps dotting the state, they said.
Around 300 soldiers deployed for the rescue mission also saved some 180 people trapped in Aranayake village besides recovering 13 bodies from the area.
It has also advanced into most parts of Tamil Nadu, some parts of south interior Karnataka and remaining parts of south Bay of Bengal, according to IMD.
An alert has been sounded by the Delhi government after the water level of Yamuna river crossed the danger mark, an official said.
Incessant rains over the past two days in eastern Rajasthan have led to a flood-like situation in the region and severed road connectivity to many areas.
Villages are flooded, roads have washed away and railway tracks have submerged under the rising waters.
Nearly four lakh people have been affected across seven districts of Assam.
Flash floods and landslips triggered by the monsoon fury left eight more persons dead, taking the number of people killed in calamity-hit Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh to 138 even as 2700 pilgrims and locals were rescued from Rudraprayag and Chamoli districts.
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