Jharkhand Braces For Heavy Rain As IMD Issues 'Orange' Alert Till July 7

The alert has been sounded for Simdega, Saraikela-Kharswan, East and West Singhbhum districts, which are likely to experience torrential rain till 8.30 am on Sunday.

IMD forecast said that heavy to very heavy rainfall may occur in some districts of Jharkhand within the next 24-72 hours.

Source : PTI

Ranchi, Jul 5 (PTI) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an 'orange' alert for very heavy rainfall in parts of Jharkhand till Monday morning, an official said.

The alert has been sounded for Simdega, Saraikela-Kharswan, East and West Singhbhum districts, which are likely to experience torrential rain till 8.30 am on Sunday, while Lohardaga, Gumla, Simdega and Khunti could receive heavy to very heavy rainfall from 8.30 am on Sunday to 8.30 am on Monday, it said in a bulletin.

"Heavy to very heavy rainfall may occur in some districts of Jharkhand within the next 24-72 hours under the influence of a low pressure area and activity of the monsoon trough. There is also a possibility of thunderstorms and strong winds, up to 40 km per hour, during this period,” Abhishek Anand, Deputy Director of the Ranchi Meteorological Centre, said.

Nine districts – Palamu, Latehar, Lohardaga, Gumla, Chatra, Hazaribag, Ramgarh, Ranchi and Khunti – are likely to receive heavy rainfall till 8.30 am on Sunday. Latehar, Chatra, Palamu, Hazaribag, Ramgarh, Ranchi, Saraikela-Kharswan, East and West Singhbhum might face similar weather conditions between 8.30 am on Sunday and 8.30 am on Monday, he said.

Jharkhand has recorded 71 per cent surplus rainfall between June 1 and July 5, Anand said.

The eastern state received 404 mm of rainfall against the normal of 236.1 mm during the period.

Ranchi district recorded the highest surplus rainfall at 164 per cent, followed by Latehar at 145 per cent, the official said.

However, Deoghar and Godda were still facing deficit rainfall – 35 per cent and 28 per cent, respectively, he added. 

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