New Delhi | The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has declared the onset of southwest monsoon over Kerala on Sunday, three days ahead of its normal date of June 1. The news of onset of SW monsoon – termed as the real finance minister of India – over Kerala, is the most awaited news for the […]
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IMD says SouthWest Monsoon to be normal
New Delhi | India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday announced that the SouthWest Monsoon rainfall over the country as a whole is most likely to be normal; quantitatively it is likely to be 99 per cent of the Long Period Average (LPA). The LPA of the seasonal rainfall over the country for the period 1971-2020 is […]
Monsoon storms into Maharashtra: Trains, traffic hit in Mumbai
Mumbai | The first monsoon rains hit Maharashtra and Mumbai with full fury on Wednesday, hitting local trains and road traffic, and flooding low-lying areas in the country’s commercial capital, officials said here. Large parts of Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad witnessed heavy rain, inundating several low-lying areas, barely a fortnight after the city survived the Cyclone […]
Monsoon likely to hit Kerala on June 3
New Delhi | The monsoon onset over Kerala has been delayed by a few days and is now likely to take place on June 3 as the southwesterly winds gradually further strengthen from Tuesday resulting in likely enhancement of rainfall activity, latest meteorological indications show. In the last five years, except for 2017 and 2018 (May […]
Monsoon hits hilly states, to reach Delhi on Thursday: IMD
New Delhi: Southwest monsoon advanced in some parts of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Chandigarh, Punjab and hilly states of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir, the India Meteorological Department said on Wednesday afternoon. The weather bureau had issued an ‘orange’ alert for northern states. Delhi will have to wait until Thursday for the onset of the […]
Big B on effects of monsoon on his old bungalow Jalsa
Mumbai: Amitabh Bachchan has opened up on the effects of weather on his bungalow Jalsa, which was built “years ago”. Big B mentioned why is it necessary to protect his house during the monsoon in his blog post. “Protections during the rainy season are becoming a must for houses that are built years ago and […]
Pre-monsoon floods hit three lakh people in 11 Assam districts
Guwahati/Agartala: Amidst the COVID-19 surge, around three lakh people have been affected as the pre-monsoon flood situation deteriorated in eleven districts of Assam, officials said on Thursday. Officials of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said that roughly 20,000 people are taking shelter at relief camps at Nalbari, Goalpara and Tinsukia districts while other […]
Monsoon to arrive in Kerala four days late: IMD
New Delhi: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday that the onset of monsoon over Kerala will be delayed by four days and the expected date now is June 5 as against June 1. The weather department said, “This year, the onset of southwest monsoon over Kerala is likely to be slightly delayed as […]
Monsoon to be normal this season, says IMD
New Delhi: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday forecast a normal monsoon this year. “This year, we will witness a normal monsoon which is very crucial amid the nationwide lockdown for more than a month following the coronavirus outbreak,” the IMD said. The IMD said that the seasonal rainfall from June to September is […]
Three killed as heavy rains lash Uttarakhand
Dehradun: Three people were killed as monsoon rains on Monday continued to lash Uttarakhand with full ferocity, blocking highways and triggering landslides at number of places. The Met Department has issued warning of heavy rains at number of places in various districts in the next 24 hours. Three persons, including two youths, were killed when […]