Delhi-NCR Weather Update: Many areas of North India, which were facing record-breaking heat, started getting relief from the afternoon of Wednesday, June 19. It started with rain in many areas of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. By night, light rain along with thunderstorms brought relief to people from the heat in the capital Delhi and its adjoining areas, which had set records in heatstroke and heatwave. The Meteorological Department had also predicted that from late Wednesday night, people in Delhi and its adjoining Noida and Gurugram would get relief from the heat due to rain.
On Wednesday, the weather suddenly changed in Himachal’s capital Shimla and it started raining heavily. After the rain, the weather of Shimla has changed and people have got relief from the heat. There was heavy rain in Haridwar of Uttarakhand late on Wednesday night.
#WATCH Himachal Pradesh: Heavy rain lashes the capital city, Shimla. pic.twitter.com/H9OVpa83R1
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However, this is not monsoon rain. The monsoon will still take at least 10 more days to reach the areas connected to the capital Delhi and North India. India has received 20 percent less rainfall since the beginning of the monsoon period on June 1 and the total rainfall for the entire month is also expected to be below average. The Meteorological Department has given this information. After reaching the mainland two days earlier than normal and advancing rapidly in many other states, there was no significant progress in the monsoon between June 12 and 18, increasing the waiting period for rain in North India.
A large part of North India is battling severe heat. The Meteorological Department said that in the next three to four days, conditions are being created for the arrival of monsoon in Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh, northwestern Bay of Bengal, Bihar and some parts of Jharkhand. According to the Meteorological Department, India received 64.5 mm of rain between June 1 and 18, which is 20 percent less than the average (LPA) of 80.6 mm during this period. He said that from June 1 till now, North-West India received 10.2 mm of rain (70 percent less than normal), Central India received 50.5 mm (31 percent less than normal), South Peninsula received 106.6 mm (16 percent more than normal) and East and North-East India received 146.7 mm (15 percent less than normal).
The monsoon has arrived here
The southwest monsoon reached parts of the Nicobar Islands on 19 May. After this, on 26 May, along with cyclone Remal, the monsoon reached most parts of the south and the middle of the Bay of Bengal. The monsoon knocked on Kerala and the northeastern states on 30 May, two and six days before normal respectively. By June 12, the monsoon had knocked on Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, all parts of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, most areas of southern Maharashtra, southern Chhattisgarh, some parts of southern Odisha, most parts of sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim and most parts of all the northeastern states.
Then the monsoon did not progress further!
IMD says, “Monsoon did not advance after reaching the above areas.” IMD said that 11 meteorological sub-divisions of the country received normal to very high rainfall between June 1 and 18, while 25 sub-divisions received very less rainfall. According to the Meteorological Department’s forecast, the average rainfall in June is expected to be less than normal across the country. Most areas of the southern peninsula and some parts of Northeast India are expected to receive above normal rainfall, while many areas of North-West and adjoining Central India are expected to receive below normal rainfall.
Monsoon is important for the agriculture sector in India and 52 percent of the cultivable area is dependent on it. It is also important for storing water in important reservoirs for drinking water and power generation. According to the Central Water Commission, last week water storage in 150 major reservoirs of India was only 22 percent, which has led to water shortage in many states and has also affected hydroelectricity production. A situation of severe water crisis has also arisen in the capital Delhi.
(With news agency input)
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