Monsoon likely in central India and northwest this week- Meteorological Department

According to the Indian Meteorological Department, the low-pressure area of ​​the monsoon is moving north from the foothills of the Himalayas, causing more than 20 cm of rainfall and the monsoon is moving south from the eastern states. The Meteorological Department says that even with the monsoon turning around, active monsoon rains may occur in the northwest and central India from July 14-16.

The western end of the low-pressure area of ​​the monsoon is currently passing through Ganganagar, Delhi, Bareilly, while the eastern end is receiving continuous rain in the Himalayan foothills. The Meteorological Department expressed the possibility that a cyclonic rotation is forming in the east and adjoining areas of Bihar, which will come in eastern India in the next two days.

Heavy rains are likely to occur over the next five days in the eastern parts of Uttar Pradesh, northeastern India, West Bengal, Sikkim, and Bihar but the intensity of rainfall is likely to be lower this week as compared to the previous week. In the next 12 hours, normal to severe thunderstorms and lightning can be seen in many areas of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

Apart from this, floodwater in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam will also be reduced in the next 24 hours. The western end of the monsoon is moving towards Delhi, so rain and lightning can be seen in many areas of Delhi on Sunday. Kuldeep Srivastava, head of the regional weather forecasting center, says that because the monsoon is moving south, Delhi may receive rain.

Three subdivisions have received the highest rainfall (60 percent and above) since June 1, with 12 sub-divisions receiving more rainfall, 15 being normal, and six less. According to the Central Water Commission, on July 11, 30 stations including one from Arunachal Pradesh, 14 Assam, one from West Bengal, ten from Bihar and four from UP were in fluent condition due to floods and 20 stations (nine in Assam, five in Bihar, Three in UP, three in West Bengal, one in Daman and Island and one in Arunachal Pradesh) had more water than normal flood conditions.

This monsoon has received 14 percent more rainfall in the country, 20 percent more in Central India, 16 percent in South Peninsula, 14 percent more rainfall in eastern and north-eastern India. Apart from this, northwest India has received three percent less rainfall.

On July 7 last week, Okha in Gujarat received 48 cm of rain, on 5 July it was 49 cm in Kambala, 36 cm in Kalyanpur and 29 cm in Porbandar. On July 3, Mumbai and Thane also received very heavy rains, which received 17 cm in Mumbai's Colaba and 38 cm in Thane.