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  • Weather Update: IMD Predicts Heavy Rainfall For Maharashtra, Bengal, Karnataka; Check Full Forecast |

    New Delhi: The Indian Metrological Department (IMD) forecasted extremely heavy rainfall over the region of West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya and South Interior Karnataka while districts of Madhya Maharastra, Arunachal Pradesh and Coastal Karnataka can experience heavy rainfall on Monday. 

    The department informed that the regions of Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and north interior Karnataka, Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura may experience thunderstorm accomplished with lightning & gusty wind on June 10. Maharashtra’s Mumbai has already experiencing rainfall for the past few days due to which several parts are causing waterlogging issues. 

    IMD Prediction For Heatwave

    States like Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand and some regions of Bihar are likely to experience a heatwave-like situation on Monday, while Odisha can experience hot and humid weather. 
    Madhya Pradesh districts Tikamgarh, Gwalior and Khajuraho experienced severe heatwave conditions on June 9 with more than 43 degrees Celsius.

    Mumbai Is Witnessing Monsoon Vibe 

    Mumbai has started witnessing rainfall after the southwest Monsoon has arrived in advance and will continue over the region of Maharashtra including Mumbai. Thunderstorms and rainfall were reported over regions of Mumbai which caused the waterlogged in several regions of Mumbai.

     

    #WATCH | Maharashtra: Several parts of Mumbai face waterlogging as the city receives heavy rainfall.

    Visuals from the Dadar area. pic.twitter.com/NJcZ2KIf5I
    — ANI (@ANI) June 9, 2024

     

  • Weather Update: April Brings Heatwave In MP, Karnataka, Telangana; IMD Issues Warning |

    New Delhi: With the commencement of the Summer season, heatwave conditions are also beginning to hit several parts of the country. India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heatwave conditions over Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana states for the next 3-4 days.

    According to IMD’s daily weather bulletin, heat waves are likely to hit isolated pockets over Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha and North Interior Karnataka from April 2 to April; Rayalaseema from April 1 to April 4 and Telangana on April 1 and 2, 2024.

    As per IMD, warm night conditions will prevail in isolated places over MP, Odisha, Madhya Maharashtra, Maratwad and Telangana during the next 2-3 days. The met department has issued a warning against hot and humid weather over Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karaikal, Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam till April 4; and over Odisha from April 2 to April 4, 2024.

    Heat Wave conditions very likely at isolated places of #MadhyaPradesh, #Vidarbha & North Interior #Karnataka during 2nd-4th April, 2024.#HeatWave #WeatherUpdate@moesgoi@DDNewslive@ndmaindia@airnewsalerts pic.twitter.com/GnMyekWU2g
    — India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) March 31, 2024

    IMD Predicts Heavy Rainfall In North-Eastern States

    Under the influence of a cyclonic circulation over northeast Assam and the Bay of Bengal, heavy rainfall is likely to hit Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura during the next 24 hours.

    According to IMD,  fairly widespread to widespread light/moderate rainfall/snowfall with isolated thunderstorms and lightning is very likely over Arunachal Pradesh; light to moderate rainfall over Assam & Meghalaya and scattered light to moderate rainfall over Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura and Sikkim From April 1 to 4.

  • IMD Predicts Heavy Rainfall In Tamil Nadu, Issues Red Alert For 4 Districts

    IMD has forecasted heavy rainfall over Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, and Tenkasi Districts in Tamil Nadu on December 19.

  • Maharashtra government takes early steps to mitigate possible drought, guides farmers for better land use

    Express News Service

    MUMBAI: In view of the shortage of fodder due to scanty rainfall, the Maharashtra government has issued a resolution and asked the farmers to use the current moisture in the soil to grow the fodder in large numbers so that the state will not face fodder shortage.

    Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde had called the meeting on Friday to discuss the measures to mitigate the drought-prone situations in the state. Under the head of the respective district collector, a committee will be formed that will monitor the situation and ensure there is enough fodder for the animals.

    As per the State Government issued resolution, even though there is 100 % rainfall, the state faces a 44 % shortage of fodder while this year, the rainfall is likely to be average and below average, so there is a huge shortage of fodder for the animals.

    The returning monsoon has started while during main rainy days, the state received average rainfall and August was one of the driest months in history, therefore, the situation is quite grim. “In such situations, the groundwater level was likely to go down speedily in the coming days. Therefore, during the returning monsoon, farmers should sow the fodder crops in large numbers and later use the moisture of the soil to grow it. If this is done, then the state will meet the demand for the fodder,” stated the government resolution.

    “This year, the live water storage in state reservoirs is not at a satisfactory level so the land under irrigation will be very less. Then, the open and dry land results in drying up the moisture from the soil and reducing the groundwater table. To avoid such situations, farmers should give priority to early sowing of fodder crops. This is the right time and that should not be missed by the farmers,” reads the resolution.

    The state government has recommended farmers sow certain types of fodder crops like corn and jowar because of their utility for the animals and durability. “The state government will provide the seeds for fodder sowing. Government officials will go to the doorstep of farmers and provide them with seeds. The respective district collectors should carry out the mapping and identify the land to grow the fodder. They should also inform the divisional commissioner about the total numbers of animals and availability of fodder.”

    MUMBAI: In view of the shortage of fodder due to scanty rainfall, the Maharashtra government has issued a resolution and asked the farmers to use the current moisture in the soil to grow the fodder in large numbers so that the state will not face fodder shortage.

    Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde had called the meeting on Friday to discuss the measures to mitigate the drought-prone situations in the state. Under the head of the respective district collector, a committee will be formed that will monitor the situation and ensure there is enough fodder for the animals.

    As per the State Government issued resolution, even though there is 100 % rainfall, the state faces a 44 % shortage of fodder while this year, the rainfall is likely to be average and below average, so there is a huge shortage of fodder for the animals.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    The returning monsoon has started while during main rainy days, the state received average rainfall and August was one of the driest months in history, therefore, the situation is quite grim. “In such situations, the groundwater level was likely to go down speedily in the coming days. Therefore, during the returning monsoon, farmers should sow the fodder crops in large numbers and later use the moisture of the soil to grow it. If this is done, then the state will meet the demand for the fodder,” stated the government resolution.

    “This year, the live water storage in state reservoirs is not at a satisfactory level so the land under irrigation will be very less. Then, the open and dry land results in drying up the moisture from the soil and reducing the groundwater table. To avoid such situations, farmers should give priority to early sowing of fodder crops. This is the right time and that should not be missed by the farmers,” reads the resolution.

    The state government has recommended farmers sow certain types of fodder crops like corn and jowar because of their utility for the animals and durability. “The state government will provide the seeds for fodder sowing. Government officials will go to the doorstep of farmers and provide them with seeds. The respective district collectors should carry out the mapping and identify the land to grow the fodder. They should also inform the divisional commissioner about the total numbers of animals and availability of fodder.”

  • Assam flood: New areas affected, the third wave of flood due to heavy rains

    By PTI

    GUWAHATI: Fresh areas have been inundated in Assam as rainfall continued to lash several parts of the state, an official bulletin said on Thursday.

    Though the number of districts impacted by urban flooding has increased to nine against five districts on Wednesday, the number of affected people has come down to 50,839 from 69,750 on Wednesday, the bulletin said.

    Lakhimpur district is the worst-hit with over 37,000 reeling under the impact of the natural calamity.

    The northeastern state is currently experiencing the third wave of flood due to heavy rain since Monday.

    The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) bulletin said as many as 199 villages under 20 revenue circles are currently affected by the flood.

    The Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger level at Nematighat in Jorhat and Tezpur, it added.

    Two embankments — one each in Biswanath and Dibrugarh — have been damaged.

    Erosion has been reported from Biswanath, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Lakhimpur, Morigaon, Majuli, Goalpara and Tinsukia districts.

    The Regional Meteorological Centre, Guwahati, has forecast fairly widespread to scattered and isolated rainfall in several districts till Friday.

    GUWAHATI: Fresh areas have been inundated in Assam as rainfall continued to lash several parts of the state, an official bulletin said on Thursday.

    Though the number of districts impacted by urban flooding has increased to nine against five districts on Wednesday, the number of affected people has come down to 50,839 from 69,750 on Wednesday, the bulletin said.

    Lakhimpur district is the worst-hit with over 37,000 reeling under the impact of the natural calamity.

    The northeastern state is currently experiencing the third wave of flood due to heavy rain since Monday.

    The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) bulletin said as many as 199 villages under 20 revenue circles are currently affected by the flood.

    The Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger level at Nematighat in Jorhat and Tezpur, it added.

    Two embankments — one each in Biswanath and Dibrugarh — have been damaged.

    Erosion has been reported from Biswanath, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Lakhimpur, Morigaon, Majuli, Goalpara and Tinsukia districts.

    The Regional Meteorological Centre, Guwahati, has forecast fairly widespread to scattered and isolated rainfall in several districts till Friday.

  • Crops damaged, bridges washed away amid incessant rainfall in Maharashtra’s Latur

    By PTI

    LATUR:  At least 100 hectares of kharif crops were damaged due to incessant rainfall that hit Maharashtra’s Latur district over the last four days, an official said on Sunday.

    The district has been witnessing heavy rains that caused rivers and streams to swell and flood the farmlands, the official said.

    Two bridges were washed away, cutting off connectivity to Tagarkheda, Wanjarkheda, Savari-Jamga and Manejawalga villages in Nilanga tehsil, he said.

    The road between Udgir-Ahmedpur on Bidar-Nanded highway was severely damaged, inconveniencing motorists, the official said.

    A 30-year-old man has swept away in flood waters on Shedol-Tupadi road on Saturday and his body was recovered after a search by the National Disaster Rescue Force (NDRF) team this morning, police said.

    LATUR:  At least 100 hectares of kharif crops were damaged due to incessant rainfall that hit Maharashtra’s Latur district over the last four days, an official said on Sunday.

    The district has been witnessing heavy rains that caused rivers and streams to swell and flood the farmlands, the official said.

    Two bridges were washed away, cutting off connectivity to Tagarkheda, Wanjarkheda, Savari-Jamga and Manejawalga villages in Nilanga tehsil, he said.

    The road between Udgir-Ahmedpur on Bidar-Nanded highway was severely damaged, inconveniencing motorists, the official said.

    A 30-year-old man has swept away in flood waters on Shedol-Tupadi road on Saturday and his body was recovered after a search by the National Disaster Rescue Force (NDRF) team this morning, police said.

  • 84 dead in Maharashtra floods; Mumbai on alert

    By Express News Service

    MUMBAI:  Heavy rainfall and flooding over the last 10 days has wreaked havoc in Maharashtra, leaving 84 people dead and 66 others injured. The Indian Meteorological Department has issued red alert in Mumbai, Thane, Konkan region and Gadchiroli district.

    As many as 249 villages have been severely affected due to floods in the Gadchiroli district, according to disaster management officials. Thirty five relief camps have been opened for people who have got displaced due to the situation.

    While 44 houses have got fully damaged, 1,368 residential units are partially damaged. About 180 animals have died. So far, the state government and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams have evacuated 5,968 people from various places.

    Dam reservoirs in the state have been filled to more than half the capacity in the last 10 days of rainfall.Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis visited the flood-affected areas and promised to extend all possible help to people. Meanwhile, Shinde also said that the government will soon release the Rs 50,000 allowance amount to farmers who regularly pay their crop loan. 

    5,968 people evacuatedWhile 44 houses have got fully damaged, 1,368 residential units are partially damaged. About 180 animals have died. NDRF teams have evacuated 5,968 people from various places 

  • Normal life affected as heavy rain inundates low-lying areas of three north Bengal districts

    By PTI

    JALPAIGURI: Low-lying areas of three districts in the northern part of West Bengal – Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar, and Coochbehar -have been inundated following incessant rainfall over the past few days, officials said Saturday.

    Bhasusubba and Champadanga in Mal Block and areas such as Dhupguri, Moinaguri, and Sukanta Nagar in Jalpaiguri district are reeling under a flood-like situation, they said.

    Meanwhile, the Teesta river’s Gajoldoba barrage has been releasing water every hour due to heavy rainfall in Bhutan and Dooars region.

    The barrage has released 1802.82 cumec water at 1 pm on Saturday, the Assistant Engineer of the Irrigation Department, in Jalpaiguri, Tanai Talukdar said. The Jalpaiguri district administration and the town’s Municipality have started distributing relief materials to the affected people of the low-lying areas.

    The Vice-Chairman of Jalpaiguri Municipality, Saikat Chatterjee, said relief materials such as rice, dal, biscuits, drinking water, and medicines have been distributed among people of various low-lying areas in the district, including the Jalpaiguri Sadar area.

    In Alipuarduar town, water from rivers Kaljani and Sankosh entered the homes of people after the water level in the rivers increased following which they headed towards safer places.

    Two stretches in the Falakata state highway and Falakata-Dhupguri highway were washed away and repair work has been completed. Alipuarduar district received 2,366 mm of rainfall, and Cooch Behar received 2,233 mm of rainfall from 8 pm on Friday till 8 am on Saturday, officials said.

    Rice, dal, water, and medicines have been distributed to the affected people in various areas. In addition, dry food was also distributed in some places. In Alipurduar district alone, about 2,000 people living in low-lying areas had to be moved to safer places.

    The IMD has forecast heavy rainfall during the next five days in Alipurduar and Coochbehar, while the other districts are likely to experience thunderstorms during the next two days and heavy rain thereafter.

  • IMD pegs new all-India rainfall normal at 87 cm 

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: The weather office on Thursday reduced the benchmark to define normal Southwest monsoon rainfall to 868.6 mm from the previous 880.6 mm on the basis of availability of fresh data from its network of rain guages across the country.

    The new all-India rainfall normal has been calculated on the basis of rainfall data over a 50-year period from 1971-2020 and will be used as the benchmark to measure rainfall in the country.

    The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issues weather forecasts and summaries in terms of departures from the normal, which is a long period average (LPA) of rainfall received over a 50-year period.

    The ‘normal’ rainfall or the LPA is updated every 10 years. The last update of the LPA was delayed and done only in 2018.

    Till then the weather office used the LPA of 1951-2001, which was 89 cm, as the benchmark to measure rainfall.

    IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said the definition of the LPA has to be updated after every decade, as per the international practice.

    “We take into consideration various aspects. One of them is the climate variability that changes over the period of time. Second, the number of rain gauge stations increases over the period of time giving us more data that is uniformly distributed. So, it (forecast) becomes more realistic and also caters to requirements of smaller regions and specific locations,” he said.

    The previous update had taken place in 2019, after a delay of seven years as gathering of data and analysing it took time, he said.

    “We have been able to update the new normals within two years as we now have introduced automated processes of data reception, data delegation and calibration of instruments,” Mohapatra said.

    He said the new rainfall normal has been computed using rainfall data from 4,132 rain gauge stations well distributed over the country representing 703 districts of India.

    Mohapatra attributed the gradual decrease in the average rainfall to natural multi-decadal epochal variability of dry and wet epochs of all India rainfall. “Presently the south-west monsoon is passing through a dry epoch which started in the decade of 1971-80,” he said.

    According to Mohapatra, the decadal average of all India south-west monsoon rainfall for the 2011-20 decade is minus 3.8 per cent from the long-term mean.

    “The next decade i.e. 2021-30 will come closer to normal and the south-west monsoon is likely to enter into the wet epoch from the decade of 2031-40,” he said.

    The new all India annual rainfall normal, based on the 1971-2021 data, has been fixed at 1160.1 mm compared to the earlier normal of 1176.9 mm based on the 1961-2010 data.

    Southwest monsoon rainfall, spread across the months of June-September, contributes 74.9 per cent to the annual rainfall, while the pre-monsoon rains – March-April-May – contributes 11.3 per cent.

    Post monsoon rainfall – October, November, December – contributes 10.4 per cent to the annual rainfall, while winter rains in January and February contribute 3.4 per cent to the yearly rainfall.

    The new rainfall normal has been computed using rainfall data 4132 raingauge stations distributed across 703 districts of the country.

  • India saw 125 extremely heavy rainfall events this Sept, Oct, highest in 5 years: IMD

    Nine low-pressure systems, including two cyclones, one deep depression and six lows, affected the country during the period.