The rain forecast for Delhi for the next seven days remains bleak. (Representative)
New Delhi:
On Sunday, moderate to heavy rains hit several states in the north, east and coasts of India, but monsoon activity remained moderate in Delhi, which recorded 40% rainfall despite a Early start of seasonal weather system, predicting said agencies.
Monsoon activity in Rajasthan, a desert state, has also remained weak for the past few days, but is expected to resume from Tuesday. Between June 1 and July 11, western Rajasthan received 8% less precipitation than normal, while eastern state received 13% less, according to private forecaster Skymet Weather.
Several areas of Haryana and Punjab were whipped by rain on Sunday and in Himachal Pradesh on July 13 and 16, authorities issued the least dangerous yellow warning for heavy rain in parts of the state.
The Indian meteorological department said the rain forecast for Delhi for the next seven days remains bleak, however, as the monsoon trough moved further north.
“Usually during this period, a strong weather system forms in the Bay of Bengal, moves to northwest India and strengthens monsoon activity,” said Kuldeep Srivastava, head of the forecast center at the Delhi area for IMD.
In July, at least three weather stations in Delhi reported below normal precipitation. Since June 1, when the monsoon season started in the country, the city recorded only 79.7 mm of rain compared to the normal of 132.6, a deficit of 40%.
The monsoon reached Delhi on June 25, two days earlier than its usual date.
Skymet said the monsoon trough runs near the Himalayan foothills and an offshore trough extends from Goa to the coast of Kerala, bringing rains to the northeastern states, West Bengal, Bihar , in parts of Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Goa. .
With rivers overflowing due to incessant rainfall, several low areas of Darjeeling,
The districts of Jalpaiguri and Coochbehar, in northern Bengal, were flooded on Sunday, while the MeT department was expecting more showers in the coming days.
As the Teesta River flooded new areas in the Mainaguri block of Jalpaiguri district, the Torsa and Mansai rivers in Coochbehar were flowing above the danger level.
Siliguri, in the plains of Darjeeling district, recorded Sunday maximum rainfall of 243 mm in 24 hours until 8:30 am, while the district headquarters of Coochbehar and Jalpaiguri recorded respectively 162 mm and 145 mm of rain, a said the meteorologist.
Skymet stated that cyclonic circulation is likely to develop over the northeast of the Arabian Sea and that the trough of this circulation will extend to the north of central Maharashtra, resulting in increased rain over Konkan and Goa, including Mumbai.
Rainfall activity is expected to increase in Mumbai and its suburbs by Monday and good rains are expected to continue until July 16.
The municipal commissioner of Thane, Maharashtra, said that 79 buildings classified as “very dangerous” were evacuated in the city and that the process would take two days.
“The monsoon has already set in, and we cannot take another risk because we are already waging a battle against COVID-19,” said city commissioner Vipin Sharma.
In previous years, there have been incidents of buildings collapsing in the city during the rainy season.
IMD predicted that a strong wind with a speed of up to 60 km / h is likely over the southwest and central west of the Arabian Sea and advised fishermen not to venture into the sea in these areas.
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