Weather News: Due to rain in Delhi-UP, crisis in 50 villages of Rajasthan; IMD issued alert
Life has become disrupted due to continuous rains in many areas of North India. According to IMD, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Orissa Mizoram, Nagaland, Manipur and Tripura are on orange alert today. It has been raining continuously in many areas of Uttar Pradesh for the last 24 hours. Red alert has been issued in Uttarakhand today indicating the possibility of heavy rain.
Jagran Desk, New Delhi. It has been raining continuously in many areas of Uttar Pradesh for the last 24 hours. Due to heavy rains, the UP government has issued orders to close schools. In Delhi too, due to continuous rain, many areas have been waterlogged. IMD has issued yellow alert in Delhi for today. Also, India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert indicating the possibility of heavy rain in Uttarakhand on September 13.
Orange alert in these states
As a result, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal Orissa, Mizoram, Nagaland, Manipur and Tripura are on orange alert today. Due to the ‘low pressure’ area over Bangladesh, there is a possibility of heavy rain in the north-eastern states. The IMD issued an urgent warning about the monsoon and said that the current weather system will affect the region of North India for the next nine hours.
Due to rain in Rajasthan, water is being released by opening ten gates of Parvati Dam.
Due to continuous rain in Dholpur and surrounding areas, ten gates of Parvati Dam are being opened and water is being released. Opening of gates of Parvati Dam has created crisis in 50 villages. According to Meteorological Center Jaipur, the ‘pressure’ over Madhya Pradesh has reached south-western Uttar Pradesh today. The Center said that in the next 24 hours, it is likely to move northwards and weaken into ‘Well Mark Low Pressure’.
Rain will continue in Delhi
The weather department has predicted that it will remain cloudy throughout the day on Friday also. At the same time, it will continue to rain in many areas. There is also a possibility of light to moderate rainfall and wind speed of 25 to 35 km per hour. The maximum temperature can be 31 degrees while the minimum can be 21 degrees. According to the Meteorological Department, the rainy season may end by the weekend.
South-west monsoon may start withdrawing from next week
The south-west monsoon is expected to start withdrawing from the country from next week. The Indian Meteorological Department said on Thursday that the south-west monsoon may start withdrawing from the country between September 19 and 25. It usually enters Kerala by June 1 and reaches the entire country by July 8.
It starts moving away from northwest India around 17 September and retreats completely by 15 October. According to the department, ‘Conditions are likely to be favorable for the withdrawal of southwest monsoon from some parts of northwest India during September 19 to 25.’
836.7 mm of rain has fallen so far in the monsoon season
The country has received 836.7 mm rainfall so far in the four-month monsoon season starting from June 1. This is eight percent more than normal rainfall. East and Northeast India have received 16 percent less rainfall than normal. Whereas North-West, Central and South India have received four, 19 and 25 percent more rainfall respectively. The weather department had already predicted above normal rainfall this monsoon season.
