More than normal rainfall expected in September too

02-Sep-2024 10:57 AM

New Delhi. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted more than normal rainfall during the current month as well.

In this way, this will be the third consecutive month in the current monsoon season when the country will receive more rainfall than the long-term average (LPA).

According to the Meteorological Department, 109 percent rainfall is expected in September as compared to LPA. Earlier, there was 15.7 percent surplus rainfall in August.

According to the Director General of the Meteorological Department, some parts of the country are likely to receive less than normal rainfall during September 2024, which includes the extreme end of the northwestern region,

many areas of the southern peninsula, northern Bihar and north-eastern Uttar Pradesh as well as some parts of Northeast India. The remaining parts of the country may receive normal or above normal rainfall.

According to the Director General, heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected in many parts of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan and the northwestern region of Madhya Pradesh, which may pose a serious risk of flood there.

Along with this, there will be a possibility of landslides, mud slides and land slips in the mountainous regions, due to which there is a need to be cautious.

According to the Meteorological Department, a low pressure area is expected to form in the Bay of Bengal during every week in the month of September, due to which heavy rainfall may continue in various parts of the country.