IMD sees heavy rain over parts of Bengal, Sikkim over next 7 days
This story was originally published at 18:30 IST on 9 August 2024
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Mumbai - The India Meterological Department said heavy to very heavy with extremely heavy rainfall is likely at certain places over sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim during the next 7 days. Heavy to very heavy rainfall is also likely to occur in parts of Assam & Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, East Uttar Pradesh, East Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu for the same duration, according to the weather bureau.
The bureau also expected heavy rainfall in parts of Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha, Bihar, Punjab, West Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Konkan & Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, Gujarat Region and Coastal Karnataka next week.
The weather agency said very heavy rainfall is likely over Himachal Pradesh on Aug 9 and 10, over Uttarakhand on Aug 10 and 11, and over East Rajasthan between Aug 9 and Aug 11. Very heavy rainfall is also likely over West Madhya Pradesh on Sat.
According to the bureau, low to moderate flash flood risk is likely over a few watersheds & neighbourhoods of north Chhattisgarh, Odisha and adjoining Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand meteorological subdivisions over the weekend. This could cause localized flooding of roads and damage to horticulture and standing crops in some areas due to inundation, the weather department said.
It suggested that farmers drain out excess water from field crops and horticultural crops in Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, sub Himalayan West Bengal, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, East Uttar Pradesh, East Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu and Coastal Karnataka.
It has also asked farmers to make provision for draining out excess water from standing crop fields and fruit orchards to avoid water stagnation in Assam, Odisha, Uttarakhand, West Uttar Pradesh, West Rajasthan, Konkan & Goa and Madhya Maharashtra (ghat areas).
It has suggested that mechanical support be provided to horticultural crops & staking to vegetables.
"In Arunachal Pradesh, proper arrangements should be made for runoff management in Jhum rice fields by putting obstacles across the slopes, Meghalaya, should withhold sowing of cowpea and millets," the weather bureau said.
In the Jun-Sep monsoon season till Wednesday, India received 545.9 mm of rainfall, 7% above the normal for the period, according to data from the meteorological department. End
Reported by Pallavi Singhal
Edited by Vidhi Verma
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