Monsoon To Retreat Likely By End Of Next Week Says IMD, Orange Alert For Parts Of Central, Southern States And Odisha

The IMD has said that monsoon withdrawal is likely to take place from next week. The Met department has also issued orange alerts for central, south India and eastern state Odisha.

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New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department has said that the Southwest Monsoon will start retreating by the end of the first week. Although it was expected that the monsoon will withdraw on September 17, but due to a low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal there is a delay and the IMD has now revised its schedule. So far, the country has received 7 percent more rainfall than normal. A report by PTI says that the monsoon is likely to start withdrawing from west Rajasthan by the end of next week which can make it conducive for the onset for winter. "These are one of the weather patterns we see when conditions are ripe for monsoon withdrawal. From September 20 onwards, we don't see the possibility of monsoon rains in west Rajasthan,"  said IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra in the report. Orange alerts for heavy rainfall  IMD has issued orange alerts for heavy rainfall in several parts of central, south India, and eastern state Odisha.  According to the IMD, a fresh low-pressure area is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal around September 20 which may lead to heavy rainfall in Odisha till September 23. Central and South India are also likely to receive heavy rainfall in the next two days and the IMD has issued an orange warning for Kerala, Goa, and parts of Karnataka and Maharashtra on Saturday. An orange warning has also been issued for Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra, and Goa on Sunday. North India In the north, temperatures are on the rise as the rains elude many parts. In Delhi, the maximum temperature ranged between 37 degrees Celsius and 40 degrees Celsius. Even though light rains were predicted, for the eleventh consecutive day on Friday there were no showers. The national capital has recorded 78 percent less rainfall in September. The IMD has also said that the monsoon is likely to stay longer in Delhi and will withdraw only in the initial days of October. Punjab and Haryana also saw an increase in temperatures. Hisar was the hottest place in Haryana recording a maximum of 39.7 degrees Celsius. Chandigarh recorded a high of 36 degrees Celsius while Patiala recorded a high of 37.4 degrees Celsius.