Southwest monsoon s seasonal rainfall from June to September this year over the country, as a whole, is most likely to be normal and well-distributed spatially, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).The rainfall during these .
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a meeting on Tuesday evening regarding the Central Board of Secondary Education’s Class 12 examinations, according to government sources. He will be briefed on all possible options, following discussions with all States and other stakeholders, sources said.
Hours before he retired, former Chief Secretary of West Bengal Alapan Bandyopadhyay was served a show cause notice by the Union Home Ministry under Section 51 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, punishable by an imprisonment of up to two years or a fine or both.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) expects more rain in the monsoon months of June-September than its previous estimate in April. On Tuesday, it said monsoon rains would be 101% of the Long Period Average (LPA) of 88 cm. On April 16, it said the rain would be 98% of the LPA. In the agency’s parlance, this still constitutes ‘normal’ rainfall which is anywhere from 96-104% of the LPA.
Normal To Above Normal Rainfall Expected In Most Parts Of India During Monsoon Season: IMD
by Swarajya Staff - Jun 1, 2021 09:42 AM
Clouds gathering over a lagoon as the first winds of southwest monsoon hit Kerala. (File photo) (Vivek R Nair/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that most parts of the country are likely to receive normal to above normal rainfall during the monsoon season this year. 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)), a statement by the Ministry of Earth said on Tuesday (1 June).
Vibha SharmaTribune News ServiceNew Delhi, June 1
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday updated its monsoon forecast of rains to 101 per cent of the Long-Period-Average with a model er
Southwest Monsoon arrives over Andaman and Nicobar Islands: IMD
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Mumbai: The southwest monsoon has arrived over the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday, indicating that it would soon reach the mainland. The development also marks the beginning of the four-month rainy season.
âIn association with the strengthening and deepening of the southwesterly winds, the southwest monsoon has advanced over the southwest and southeast Bay of Bengal, south Andaman Sea and Nicobar islands,â the IMD said in its special weather update, issued on Friday afternoon.
With the arrival of the monsoon, light to moderate rain is forecast till Sunday over the Andaman and Nicobar islands. Squally winds with the speed of around 50-60 kms/hour could blow along the southeast Bay of Bengal and south Andaman Sea from Friday onwards, IMD officials said.