Monsoon is progressing slowly in Orissa

10-Jun-2024 01:19 PM

Bhubaneswar. Although this time the southwest monsoon reached Orissa a little before the scheduled time, but its progress inside the state is seen to be slow.

Actually, no such important weather system is present in the Bay of Bengal nor is it being formed which can prove helpful in advancing the monsoon and increasing its speed.

The flow of monsoon in the Bay of Bengal itself has slowed down. Meanwhile, the Meteorological Department has expressed the possibility of good rains in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Konkan and Goa.

The director of Bhubaneswar Meteorological Center says that the conditions will not be favorable for increasing the speed of monsoon in the state for the next five days.

Since the monsoon has remained almost inactive in most parts of interior Orissa and there are no signs of rain, the outbreak of heat wave and severe heat may continue there.

The Meteorological Center has expressed the possibility of hot and dry weather in the interior districts of Orissa and extreme heat in the coastal areas for the next three days.

The forecast made by the Meteorological Center for the two weeks of June 7 to 13 and June 14 to 20 shows that the maximum day temperature in the state may remain high for at least the next four days,

due to which the common people will have to face more difficulties. But during the first two-three days of the week of June 14-20, heavy rain may occur at one or two places and the maximum day temperature may come around normal levels.

Light rain with thunderstorms in some areas may also cause a drop in temperature. On June 9, Nuapada in Odisha recorded a temperature of 43 degrees, Boudh 41.7 degrees and Balangir 41.5 degrees. Whereas the temperature in Bhubaneswar was 39.6 degrees Celsius and Cuttack 38.8 degrees Celsius.

Despite the arrival of monsoon, due to the heavy lack of rain, the farmers of Odisha are facing difficulty in preparing for the sowing of Kharif crops.