Dearth of monsoon trough causes deficit in pre-monsoon rains in most of Northeast
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Dearth of monsoon trough causes deficit in pre-monsoon rains in most of Northeast. Image Source: IANS News
Guwahati/Agartala, June 1 : Except Sikkim and Meghalaya, the six remaining northeastern states experienced deficit pre-monsoon rains due to lack of rain bearing clouds, water vapour and monsoon trough from the Bay of Bengal, experts and weather scientists said.
According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), during the three-month long pre-monsoon period (March-May), Mizoram witnessed large rainfall deficiency of 67 per cent followed by Tripura (59 per cent), Nagaland (44 per cent), Assam (40 per cent), Manipur (37 per cent) and Arunachal Pradesh (27 per cent).
Read more about Dearth of monsoon trough causes deficit in pre-monsoon rains in Northeast on Business Standard. Except Sikkim and Meghalaya, the six remaining northeastern states experienced deficit pre-monsoon rains due to lack of rain bearing clouds, water vapour and monsoon trough from the Bay of Bengal
Covid-19 s 2nd wave hits northeast India harder
Mon, May 31 2021 05:38:05 PM
By Sujit Chakraborty
Guwahati/Agartala, May 31 (IANS): The eight states of the northeastern region dealt effectively with the first wave of Covid-19 last year, but now face a tougher battle, compared to other states, against the second wave of the pandemic.
According to the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry s Covid-19 data on Monday, the recovery rates of all the eight northeastern states Sikkim (72.24 per cent), Mizoram (74.58 per cent), Nagaland (74.90 per cent), Meghalaya (77.10 per cent), Manipur (81.41 per cent), Arunachal Pradesh (85.54 per cent), Assam (85.97 per cent) and Tripura (86.17 per cent) are well below the national recovery rate of 91.60 per cent.
Covid-19 s 2nd wave hits northeast India harder (IANS Analysis)
Covid-19 s 2nd wave hits northeast India harder (IANS Analysis)
Last Updated: Mon, May 31st, 2021, 17:40:20hrs
According to the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry s Covid-19 data on Monday, the recovery rates of all the eight northeastern states Sikkim (72.24 per cent), Mizoram (74.58 per cent), Nagaland (74.90 per cent), Meghalaya (77.10 per cent), Manipur (81.41 per cent), Arunachal Pradesh (85.54 per cent), Assam (85.97 per cent) and Tripura (86.17 per cent) are well below the national recovery rate of 91.60 per cent.
The Covid-19 related death ratios in four of the states Nagaland (1.68 per cent), Sikkim (1.65 per cent), Meghalaya (1.60 per cent) and Manipur (1.59 per cent) are worse than the national average of 1.17 per cent.
The Guwahati cycling community, which had started its mission a couple of years ago to protect the environment and save fuel, besides popularising cycling as a mode of recreation, is now helping Covid patients, ailing people and senior .