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Monsoon gathering force in Kerala, advancing in other parts of India

  •   Sat, Jun 18 2016 12:38:15 PM

Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 18 (IANS): The southwest monsoon that set over Kerala on June 8 is gathering force with rains expected to become progressively heavier until next Wednesday, Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday.

There were heavy rains in Kerala on Friday night on account of the southwest monsoon which arrived a week late in the state. Strong winds also uprooted trees and damaged property here in the state capital.

While it got strengthened in Kerala, the monsoon further advanced into remaining parts of Rayalaseema and Bay of Bengal, most parts of coastal Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Sikkim and some parts of Odisha, Jharkhand and Bihar, said an IMD statement.

It said conditions are favourable for further advancement of the southwest monsoon, over the next two to three days, into the remaining parts of central Arabian Sea, entire Konkan, Goa, some parts of central Maharashtra, Marathwada, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh and East Madhya Pradesh, remaining parts of North interior Karnataka, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Gangetic West Bengal, entire Telangana and some more parts of Jharkhand and Bihar.

Strong winds here on late Friday evening uprooted more than 50 trees and caused damage to vehicles and other property.

A 122-metre tall transmitter tower of the All India Radio (AIR) also got damaged in the strong winds causing suspension of radio services.

More than 40 relief camps have been opened, mostly in Alappuzha, Kollam and Pathanamthitta district, in anticipation of the inclement weather and the damage it might cause.
  

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  • Joseph, Qatar

    Sat, Jun 18 2016

    By the time the rainfall would have been active and advanced fully into Maharashtra, one month quota of rainfall would've been delayed. This could lead to further cut in water supply and farming areas. The Indian Meteorological Department had already with great deal of enthusiasm revealed with brimming confidence that rains would be 2% more than normal. One now has to see whether the deficit due to the delay will be made up or ??? Meanwhile ZEE News Channel in its DNA News and Analysis on Wednesday said that in the upcoming year a computer-based genuine meteorological report would in advance inform the exact percentage of rainfall all over the country. From what we understand, this seems to be genuine and reliable and are meanwhile keeping our fingers crossed. We hope that this monsoon will be surplus as already predicted as this will be the last time that we will have to believe the IMD.

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