Chances of rain in Southern Peninsula and Eastern India

30-Jul-2024 04:06 PM

Thiruvananthapuram. Despite not getting the support of La Nina weather cycle, the southwest monsoon is still active in many parts of the country, due to which good rainfall is occurring there.

In the peninsular region of South India, Kerala has received very heavy rains and torrential rains were also recorded in Mahe. For July 30, i.e. today, it has been predicted that there will be ongoing rains in the coastal and southern interior parts of Karnataka.

Similarly, torrential rains have been predicted in various parts of eastern India in the next two to four days.

The Meteorological Department has warned that due to heavy rains in many states of the country, there will be a risk of local floods and waterlogging in low-lying areas, waterlogging on the roads will cause difficulty in traffic and underpasses in urban areas may get flooded.

Heavy rains in the next three-four days in the northwestern, central and eastern states of the country are likely to cause heavy damage to the main agricultural crops as well as horticultural crops.

There will be a danger of Kharif crops getting submerged in water in the low-lying areas. It has been suggested to make proper arrangements for the drainage of water from the fields to avoid the problem of waterlogging for the farmers. The need to make extra efforts to protect the horticultural crops has been emphasized.

In fact, the monsoon movement remained normal in July. Overall there was good rainfall at the national level, but there was a lack of rain in some parts of the country.

During the first week of August, heavy rains have been predicted in many such areas where there has been a lack of it till now. Apart from this, torrential rains have also been predicted in those places where heavy rains have already occurred.