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IMD warns of heavy rain as Bay of Bengal depression forms
The India Meteorological Department has forecast widespread heavy to very heavy rain across northwest, central and eastern India over the next week as a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal intensifies.…
The Story in Brief
The India Meteorological Department has forecast widespread heavy to very heavy rain across northwest, central and eastern India over the next week as a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal intensifies. The system, now a well-marked low, is expected to become a depression later on Thursday, triggering extremely heavy falls in Odisha, Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh. Flash flood warnings have been issued for several districts in Odisha and West Bengal.
In the northwest, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Haryana and Punjab will see increased rainfall from Thursday through the weekend. The countrywide monsoon deficit stands at 12 per cent, with East and North-East India the driest at 26 per cent below normal. The incoming depression could narrow this gap.
The Indian Opinion
Heavy rain warnings often spark exaggerated fears of widespread flooding and disruption. Yet the IMD's forecast is measured, with specific districts and timeframes. The season's deficit is only 12 per cent, and this depression may actually improve the monsoon tally, especially for rain-starved East India. The real test will be whether the system's remnant circulation delivers the promised rain to Delhi and West Uttar Pradesh after the weekend, or fizzles out. Can the depression cut the East India deficit below 20 per cent by next week?
Sources (4): livemint.com, economictimes.indiatimes.com, timesofindia.indiatimes.com, thehindubusinessline.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 4 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 4 sources.
