There will be 96-104% overall rainfall, the IMD has said
El Nino, La Nina, positive and negative IOD are believed to have an influence over the Indian monsoon
New Delhi: The southwest monsoon is likely to be normal in the north and south India, above-normal in central India and below-normal in east and northeast India, the MeT department said on Tuesday.
Releasing its second-long range forecast for southwest monsoon 2021,
India Meteorological Department(IMD) Director General Mrutunjay Mohapatra said June is likely to witness normal monsoon which is also the sowing season.
He said the
monsoon this year is likely to be normal in the country as a whole. We are expecting a good monsoon which will help the agriculture sector?’’ Mohapatra said in an online briefing.
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Monsoon likely to be normal in north, south; above-normal in Central India: IMD
The Southwest Monsoon is likely to be normal in north and south India, above-normal in central India and below-normal in east and northeast India, the MeT department said on Tuesday. Releasing its Second Long Range Forecast for Southwest Monsoon 2021, India Meteorological Department (IMD) Director General Mrutunjay Mohapatra said that the monsoon this year is likely to be normal in the country as a whole.
It is likely to be in the range of 96-104 per cent of the Long Period Average (LPA), Mohapatra said. Southwest Monsoon seasonal (June to September) rainfall over the country as a whole is most likely to be normal (96 to 104 per cent of Long Period Average (LPA).
updated: Dec 14 2020, 17:43 ist
India is planning to establish a regional climate centre for the Himalayan mountain region which will not only provide weather-related advices within the country but also to its neighbours, India Meteorological Department (IMD) Director General Mrutunjay Mohapatra said on Monday.
Mohapatra said the work for establishing such a centre has already begun and talks are also on with the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO).
China is also building a similar regional climate centre on its side of the Himalayas, he said.
Addressing a webinar on Weather and Climate Services over Mountains Region , Mohapatra said India has the eastern ghats, western ghats along the east and the west coast and the Myanmar hills in the northeast.
India to set up regional climate centre for Himalayas, will benefit country, neighbours: IMD Chief
Addressing a webinar on Weather and Climate Services over Mountains Region , IMD Director General Mrutunjay Mohapatra said India has the eastern ghats, western ghats along the east and the west coast and the Myanmar hills in the northeast
PTI | December 14, 2020 | Updated 19:46 IST
China is also building a similar regional climate centre on its side of the Himalayas
India is planning to establish a regional climate centre for the Himalayan mountain region which will not only provide weather-related advice within the country but also to its neighbours, India Meteorological Department (IMD) Director General Mrutunjay Mohapatra said on Monday.