India to witness normal Monsoon this year, predicts IMD
India | April 16, 2021 12:59 ISTLong Period Average rainfall will be 98 per cent with an error margin of plus and minus 5 per cent.
Long Period Average rainfall will be 98 per cent with an error margin of plus and minus 5 per cent.
The fishermen's boat collided with a ship mid-sea 43 Nautical miles from the Mangaluru coast in the Arabian Sea. Heavy rains made it difficult to cope.
Above normal day temperatures likely over north and east India from April to June, IMD said in its summer forecast.
National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams widely deployed across 3 states- Telangana, Karnataka and Maharashtra in view of rain/flooding/waterlogging.
The weather department has however predicted showers till Friday due to a system of depression moving into Maharashtra.
Delhi is likely to receive light rainfall on Wednesday, which could be the last precipitation of this monsoon season, the MeT department said. There has been no rainfall in Delhi for two weeks. The last time Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for the city, recorded any rainfall (1.3 mm) was on September 8.
A joint study involving Indian and German scientists has found that large-scale volcanic eruptions can help in better forecast of the Indian monsoon, the annual phenomenon that brings rain over the Indian subcontinent.
The Southwest Monsoon is likely to start withdrawing from west Rajasthan by the end of next week, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday.
Monsoon is likely to stay longer in the national capital and start withdrawing only in the "initial days of October", an India Meteorological Department official said on Thursday.The wind system had reached Delhi on June 25, two days earlier than normal.
Delhi government has re-launched its anti-dengue campaign-'10 Hafte 10 Baje 10 Minute' on September 06 under which an extensive awareness campaign against dengue and chikungunya will be carried out for 10 weeks.
Vegetable markets have emerged as a new problem for the Delhiites as vegetable prices have risen in the national capital.
Delhi-NCR received fresh monsoon showers on Saturday evening as rains lashed several parts of the national capital. The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides official figures for the city, recorded 1.8 mm rainfall.
Dam overflow due to heavy rains and rivers are in spate. The worst conditions are in states like Gujarat and Maharashtra. Many areas here are submerged in water, people have been taken to safer places.
Several areas in Bhadrak district face flooding, as the water-level of Baitarani river rises due to heavy rainfall.
Steady downpour led to a flood situation in parts of Odisha on Thursday while 19 people were saved from drowning in Jammu where major rivers are in spate due to incessant rain even as the IMD forecast intense rainfall in central and north India over the next four days.
Delhi is expected to receive more rainfall in the coming days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday. The weatherman said that the monsoon trough is shifting towards the national capital and will bring rain from the night of August 26 to August 28.
Normal life disrupted in Bhopal's Dam Kheda due to the prevailing flood situation, following heavy rainfall in the area.
A truck swept away in a rain-fed river on the Kushalgarh-Timeda road in Rajasthan's Banswara district. Meanwhile, both the driver and his aide jumped out of the truck in time and swam toward the shore. Within seconds, the whole truck disappeared in the whirlpool of water.
Heavy rain lashed several parts of Delhi-NCR on Thursday morning. The incessant rains have caused massive waterlogging across the national capital
The flood situation in Bihar remained grim Monday with water level in the Ganga continuing to rise, while heavy rains disrupted normal life in parts of the country.
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