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IMD warns of heavy rain in Himalayas till Aug 15
The India Meteorological Department has warned of isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall in the Western Himalayan states of Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand from August 9 to 15, cautioning…
The Story in Brief
The India Meteorological Department has warned of isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall in the Western Himalayan states of Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand from August 9 to 15, cautioning that intense rain could trigger landslides, flash floods and road disruption in vulnerable hill districts. Business Today reports that the monsoon will remain active across northern, central, eastern and southern India during this period.
In Delhi-NCR, cloudy skies, high humidity and intermittent showers are expected till August 12, with waterlogging and traffic disruption likely. Delhi recorded a maximum of 35.3 degrees Celsius, a minimum of 26.5 degrees and 4.8 mm of rain on August 9. Kerala and parts of Karnataka face heavy rain, with isolated very heavy spells of 7-11 cm possible on August 9. The west coast, including Maharashtra and Goa, will see burst-like intense rain till August 14.
The Indian Opinion
The IMD's blanket alerts for the hills and urban centres risk being read as doom, even as last week's tracker breathlessly promised 'widest rain coverage'. What matters is the grim pattern: bursts that overwhelm drains in Delhi and Mumbai. Landslides in Kullu or Wayanad are not weather theatre, they are a test of state preparedness. Watch whether district-level advisories actually reach travellers and whether local bodies clear drains before the next downpour. That is the real forecast to track.
Sources (2): businesstoday.in, businesstoday.in (2)
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
