Monsoon arrives, to cover state in 48 hours

  • | Tuesday | 26th June, 2018

"The southwest monsoon will set over the whole of Jharkhand in the next 48 hours," he added.Southwest monsoon arrived in Jharkhand two weeks behind its normal schedule. RANCHI: The Ranchi office of India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday announced the onset of southwest monsoon over Jharkhand. The delayed onset resulted in a rainfall deficit of 44% in the state, the IMD said. Binay Kumar Mandal, director of IMD Ranchi, said northeastern parts of the state reported heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places in the past 24 hours. "Most districts have a rainfall deficit at this time due to delayed onset.

RANCHI: The Ranchi office of India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday announced the onset of southwest monsoon over Jharkhand. Binay Kumar Mandal, director of IMD Ranchi, said northeastern parts of the state reported heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places in the past 24 hours. "The southwest monsoon will set over the whole of Jharkhand in the next 48 hours," he added.Southwest monsoon arrived in Jharkhand two weeks behind its normal schedule. The delayed onset resulted in a rainfall deficit of 44% in the state, the IMD said. "Most districts have a rainfall deficit at this time due to delayed onset. But we are hopeful the deficit will be covered in coming days," senior weather scientist RS Sharma said.

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