In Uttar Pradesh incessant rains which took away many lives are in the last phase. Director Met Dept JP Gupta told AIR Lucknow correspondent that monsoon showers are expected to come to a full stop in the state within next 72 hours. He said that weakening of the monsoon has already begun as only medium to light showers are being recorded today in some eastern and western parts of the state.He further told that spate and gush in various rivers of the state will begin to recede shortly as monsoon showers are phasing out.Meanwhile more than 18 persons have reportedly lost their lives in different parts of the state due to rain related incidents in last 48 hours. These deaths occurred in Sultanpur , Mau , Gonda, Ghazipur and Azamgarh districts of state mainly due to house collapse, tree felling and lightning.