Country will receive normal monsoon: Govt
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New Delhi, April 16 : The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted a normal rainfall during the monsoon season between June to September.
Addressing a virtual briefing on Friday here, Ministry of Earth Sciences Secretary M. Rajeevan said the Long Period Average (LPA) of the monsoon will be 98 per cent which falls in the normal category. This is good news for all as the monsoon is expected to be normal this year, Rajeevan said.
The monsoon season starts when the southwest monsoon first hits the southern tip of Kerala usually in the first week of June and retreats from Rajasthan by September.
Floods had major share in disasters in 50 years in India: Study
Floods had a major share in disaster events in India, being responsible for the death of over 65,143 people in the last 50 years.
| 8 March 2021 9:24 AM GMT
NEW DELHI: Floods had a major share in disaster events in India, being responsible for the death of over 65,143 people in the last 50 years. This was especially so in 2019 when an abnormal increase in extreme weather events was experienced, according to a recent study published by the countrys top weather experts.
The study has been conducted by Ministry of Earth Sciences Secretary M. Rajeevan, Advisor Kamaljit Ray, Scientist R.K. Giri, S.S. Ray and A.P. Dimri. Based on the data of the India Meteorological Department between 1970-2019, it analyzed various major disaster events and their relation with the trend of mortalities for better disaster management.
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