Punjab annually generates 20 million tonnes of paddy straw, which is normally set on fire to quickly clear the fields for the next crop, resulting in choking of the National Capital Region (NCR) in October and November and causing major health effects.
The IMD said the entire monsoon trough lies close to the foothills of the Himalayas. It is likely to remain there till August 26.
Weather forecast suggests that seven northern states including Bihar, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and other may experience heavy rainfall for the next four days.
The weather department has predicted generally cloudy skies with light rain or drizzle on Sunday. It has issued an orange alert for July 26.
Heavy rainfall is expected to continue over west and central India over the next three-four days, while the intensity of precipitation over north India is likely to decrease, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Wednesday.
The chief minister went from door-to-door, meeting residents of the two villages and assuring them of all help from the government.
Six rain-related deaths were reported on Tuesday in Punjab and Maharashtra, where rivers have swollen due to intense rainfall.
The IMD said moderate to severe thunderstorms with lightning are very likely at isolated places over Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and east Rajasthan during the next 24 hours.
Several parts of Rajasthan received rainfall where 10 people, including seven children, were killed in separate incidents after being struck by lightning which also injured 13 people. Thirteen animals, including 10 goats a cow, were also killed by lightning.
The IMD said lower-level easterly winds from the Bay of Bengal have extended northwestwards, reaching up to Delhi, Haryana and east Rajasthan as on Saturday.
Mercury is likely to drop by 3-4 degrees Celsius over the next five days
A number of places in the Himalayan region are experiencing high temperatures with the mercury in Thoise in Ladakh's Nubra Valley and Solan hill station in Himachal Pradesh.
The India Meterological Department (IMD) on Wednesday hinted that parts of north India could witness a delay in the onset of monsoon.
The IMD had predicted that the southwest monsoon was expected to reach the national capital by June 15. However, under the current circumstances, it is unlikely to happen, IMD Director General Mrutunjay Mohapatra said.
The hilly areas of north India and the plains are likely to receive widespread rainfall from April 5-9, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday.
February was the second warmest in the national capital since 1901. Maximum temperatures during the month were on average four degrees higher than normal, making it exceptionally warm.
According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), a very dense fog was reported in a few pockets over Punjab and in isolated pockets over West Rajasthan and Odisha
While the tremors felt late on Friday night was the first massive jolt in Delhi and NCR in 2021, government data shows the year 2020 was full of mild earthquakes for the National Capital Region.
The Himalayan and the Hindukush mountain ranges are prone to quakes and many a time its tremors can be felt across the Indo-Gangetic belt.
Earthquake tremors were felt in several parts of North India late night on Feb 12. Powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.3 hit Tajikistan sending tremors to India's northern region. Residents rushed out of their houses as soon as they felt the quake. No injuries have been reported so far.
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