Monsoon may get delayed in reaching northern and northwestern states

17-Jun-2024 11:18 AM

New Delhi. The northern and northwestern regions of the country are in the grip of severe heat and there is no possibility of relief from it for the next few days.

However, the Meteorological Department has said that on June 20, Delhi NCR may receive showers with strong winds, but it is doubtful whether the moisture content in its extremely dry fields will increase to the level suitable for cultivation.

Farmers in most of the states of the country are eagerly waiting for the arrival of monsoon because the sowing season of Kharif crops has already started.

According to the Meteorological Department, the northern end of the southwest monsoon is currently passing through Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal, while the southern border has moved towards Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

This clearly indicates that the monsoon may reach the northern and northwestern parts of the country a little late because its speed of progress is a little slow.

Agricultural work is being affected due to severe heat and very high temperatures in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh. Usually the monsoon reaches Bihar by 15 June.

Since this time it reached Kerala two days before the scheduled time, it was expected that it would reach other states of the country by the scheduled date, but due to slowing down,

there is a possibility of some delay in its arrival in the northern states. Due to this, farmers are facing difficulty in cultivating paddy and other Kharif crops.