Andhra ripple effect: More rain for north-west India

Gujarat is facing heavy showers as a result of the same system. The low-pressure area from Madhya Maharashtra moved into south-west Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat yesterday. The trajectory of the system has been from Andhra Coast to Vidarbha and Madhya Maharashtra to now Gujarat. All these areas received heavy rainfall, even though the cyclone dissipated to a low-pressure area as it moved further.

Now, weather forecasters are sure that it will turn northwards, bringing a spell of rain in North-West India. It has already started raining in East Rajasthan and Western Madhya Pradesh as rain over Gujarat weakened in the evening.

As a result of this good spell of rain in the last week, eight met divisions have registered improved averages and are now either in excess or normal category. For Delhi, too, it has been a boon. The last week’s rain deficiency of 44 per cent is now just 20 per cent. With more rain expected over the weekend, even this deficiency will be wiped out. The overall monsoon figure is now 98 per cent of the average which was forecast before the season. The reservoirs in north-west India are already full.