Monsoon is in full swing in many parts of the country. Heavy rains are continuing. This brings relief from the heat but has also created problems like waterlogging, landslides, flood-like situations and power outages.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that light to heavy rains may occur in many states in the coming days. There may be thunderstorms with strong winds at a speed of 50-60 km per hour in the southern and western states. There is a possibility of landslides in the hilly states, while flood-like situations may arise in the plains.
According to IMD, heavy to very heavy rains are expected in parts of Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat in the next 24 hours. In view of this, an orange alert has been issued. Saurashtra Kutch, Madhya Maharashtra, Konkan, coastal Karnataka, North Kerala, Odisha, Jharkhand, northeastern states of the country, Himachal Pradesh and western Uttar Pradesh may receive heavy rains. Heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and North Gujarat during the next 3 days.
Orange and yellow alert for some parts of Delhi
Parts of the national capital experienced cloudy weather and rain on Saturday, July 12. Due to this, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has now issued orange and yellow alerts for various areas of Delhi. Orange alert means ‘be prepared’. Whereas yellow alert means ‘be alert’. According to the Meteorological Department, there may be thunderstorms in Delhi on Sunday. The IMD has predicted continuous rain in the national capital till July 18. The city is likely to have cloudy skies with light rain, thundershowers and lightning throughout the week. Apart from Delhi-NCR, many other northern states including Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh may also receive light to moderate rain in the next few days.
Talking about Saturday’s rain in Delhi, 12.9 mm of rain was recorded at Safdarjung till 5.30 pm. 12 mm of rain was recorded at Lodhi Road and 11 mm of rain was recorded at Pragati Maidan. The maximum temperature of the city reached 34.8 degrees Celsius, which is 0.7 degrees less than the normal temperature of this season. The minimum temperature was recorded at 26.4 degrees Celsius.
On July 13, many areas of eastern Uttar Pradesh may receive rain. Thunderstorms and showers may occur at some places in western Uttar Pradesh. Heavy rains may also occur at some places.
Heavy rain alert for parts of Jharkhand from 13 to 15 July
The IMD has predicted that some parts of Jharkhand may receive heavy rainfall from July 13 to 15. Due to this, a yellow alert has been issued. Intermittent rain may continue across the state till July 15. According to news agency PTI, a Meteorological Department official said that a yellow alert has been issued for parts of Latehar, Lohardaga, Saraikela-Kharsawan, East and West Singhbhum districts on July 13 and for Palamu, Chatra, Latehar, Lohardaga, Hazaribagh, Koderma, Giridih, Deoghar, Saraikela-Kharsawan, East and West Singhbhum districts on July 14.
According to the IMD, Chatra, Latehar, Lohardaga, Hazaribagh and Koderma may receive heavy rainfall on July 15. Officials say that Jharkhand recorded 504.8 mm of rain from June 1 to July 12. This is 64 percent more than the normal rainfall of 307 mm.
Yellow alert in Himachal till July 18
In Himachal Pradesh, the local meteorological department has issued a ‘yellow alert’ till July 18 for heavy rains at some places in 4 to 10 districts. Due to heavy rains in the state, 249 roads are closed for vehicular movement. Out of these, 207 roads are in Mandi district alone. The roads have been most affected by landslides caused by heavy rains. National Highway-3 (Attari-Leh) between Mandi to Dharampur (via Kotli) has been closed for heavy vehicles. Monsoon hit the state on June 20. Since the onset of monsoon, 56 people have died in rain-related incidents and 36 in road accidents in the state so far. 172 people have been injured and 33 people are missing.
Heavy to very heavy rains may occur in western states till July 17
The western states of the country may again receive heavy to very heavy rains till July 17. The IMD has said in its forecast that many areas of Gujarat, Maharashtra and Goa may receive heavy rains. At the same time, many southern states including Kerala and Tamil Nadu are likely to receive light to heavy rains for the next few days. Heavy rains are expected in coastal areas, while light to moderate rains are expected in other areas.
Monsoon rains continue in Rajasthan
The weather centre has said that monsoon may remain active in most parts of eastern Rajasthan during the next two weeks and there may be more than average rainfall. Monsoon is also expected to remain active in most parts of western Rajasthan for the next one week and there may be more than normal rainfall.
