Click here to join Express Pune WhatsApp channel and get a curated list of our stories
© The Indian Express Pvt Ltd
Tags:
Journalism of Courage
IMD has warned of heavy to very heavy rainfall over northeast Maharashtra for the next few days, cautioning of possible extensive damage. On Saturday, Konkan and Goa as well as Marathwada recorded 120-200 mm of rainfall, while Madhya Maharashtra, East Madhya Pradesh and several other parts of the country reported 70-110 mm.
IMD said a low-pressure area currently lies over north Telangana and Vidarbha, along with an associated cyclonic circulation. The system is likely to move northwestwards into central Vidarbha and adjoining regions, before persisting as an upper air cyclonic circulation.
Owing to this weather pattern, heavy rainfall is expected in Vidarbha for the next three days. Konkan, Goa, Marathwada and Madhya Maharashtra are also likely to see heavy to very heavy showers over the next four days.
The southwest monsoon began its withdrawal on Sunday from parts of Rajasthan, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) saying conditions are favourable for further retreat over Punjab and Gujarat in the next two-three days.
While the normal date of withdrawal is September 17, this year the process has begun three days earlier. The onset too was ahead of schedule, with Kerala reporting the first monsoon showers in the last week of May instead of the usual June 1.
With kharif crops now close to harvest, the IMD has warned that excess rain could cause significant losses to farmers.
