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The monsoon season has finally arrived, spreading its influence across the country. Many major cities experienced heavy to very heavy rains, resulting in water saturation and mishaps resulting in loss of life. Let’s take a closer look at how different regions of the country embrace the monsoon season.
New wave of rain expected in Delhi
Parts of Delhi saw a fresh bout of rain on Tuesday with the Met Office predicting cloudy weather and occasional showers for the next six to seven days.
Officials at the Indira Gandhi International Airport said three flights — two to Amritsar and one to Lucknow — were diverted due to bad weather.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said more rain is expected to hit the city on Tuesday night.
The Safdarjung Observatory, the main weather station in Delhi, recorded a maximum temperature of 37.7 degrees Celsius, which is normal for this time of the year, and a minimum temperature of 29.6 degrees Celsius on Tuesday.
The International Institute for Democracy (IMD) issued a yellow warning, warning that moderate rain could flood low-lying areas and disrupt traffic flow on major roads on Wednesday.
The maximum temperature on Wednesday is likely to be between 33°C and 37°C.
According to IMD, cloudy weather and intermittent showers are expected for the next six to seven days.
Delhi has recorded above normal rainfall in the last four months – 53.2mm against 17.4mm in March, 20.1mm against average of 16.3mm in April, 111mm against normal of 30.7mm in May and 101.7mm against normal. 74.1 mm in June.
The IMD predicted normal rainfall (94 to 106 percent of the long-term average of 280.4 mm) in the country in July. However, it is forecasting lower than normal rainfall over many areas in northwestern, northeastern and southeastern peninsular India.
Yellow alert for Mumbai
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) Regional Center in Mumbai issued a ‘yellow alert’ for the next three days, and heavy to very heavy rains are forecast in isolated places.
Local trains, considered the lifeblood of Mumbai, were running normally on Tuesday on both the Central Railway and Western Railway corridors, according to officials.
However, some passengers claimed that the train services were 10 to 15 minutes late.
Authorities said the rain slowed vehicular traffic on the roads in places, but overall there wasn’t much traffic anywhere.
Officials said there were no reports of any major flooding in the city. Most parts of the city and suburbs including Sion, Matunga Kurla, Chembur, Andheri and Parel received moderate to heavy rains since Monday night.
Heavy rains lash kerala
Orange alert has been issued in 12 districts of Kerala. Trivandrum is under a green alert, while Kollam is under a yellow alert. In anticipation of heavy rains, educational institutions in the districts of Kottayam, Idukki, Thrissur, Ernakulam, Kannur and Kasargod have been given leave.
Similarly, in Alappuzha, educational institutions of Kuttanad taluk have been given leave.
As heavy rains lashed Kerala on Monday resulting in the death of a girl, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan advised people to be vigilant and avoid going near rivers, traveling to hilly areas and trips to the beach. The advisory by the chief minister came on the heels of red alerts issued by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) in two districts – Idukki and Kannur – of the state on Tuesday.
Besides, IMD issued orange alerts for 10 of the remaining 12 counties in the state that day. All districts except Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam have been issued an orange alert for Wednesday as well.
Madhya Pradesh
A yellow alert has been issued for several districts in Madhya Pradesh due to the possibility of heavy rain. Areas likely to see heavy rains include Sagar, Narmadapuram, Shahdol, Rewa, Bhopal, Ujjain, Indore, Jabalpur, Gwalior and Chambal divisions.
In addition, light rains are forecast in Guna, Ashoknagar, Shivpuri, Panna, Chhatarpur, Tikamgarh and Niwari districts, as well as in Shahdol and Rewa districts.
The maximum temperature in the state is expected to reach 35 degrees Celsius.
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