Odisha on Sunday experienced light to moderate rainfall as cyclone Gulab made landfall at a place in Andhra Pradesh, about 95 kilometres from Gopalpur in the state where a large number of people have been evacuated as a precautionary measure, officials said.
The Odisha government has already mobilised men and machinery and launched an evacuation drive in seven identified districts in the southern parts of the state.
There is also a likelihood of heavy to very heavy showers in Nabarangpur, Nuapada, Bolangir, Kalahandi, Koraput, and Malkangiri districts on Monday and Tuesday, the IMD said.
Odisha is likely to receive heavy rainfall over the districts of Bhadrak, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Khodak, Puri, Jagatsinghpurup, during the next 12 hours.
The weather dept has predicted a generally cloudy sky with light rain or drizzle.
Rains lashed several parts of the national capital on Thursday evening, weather officials said. According to the weather department, light rains are expected on Friday.
The downpour led to the closure of 103 roads for traffic in parts of Gujarat, including two state highways, due to water-logging and the damages they suffered, officials of the State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in Washington for a 3-day visit, on Wednesday received a warm welcome from the members of the Indian community at Joint Base Andrews in Washington DC.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in Washington for a 3-day visit, on Wednesday received a warm welcome from the members of the Indian community at Joint Base Andrews in Washington DC.
IMD has issued a warning for extremely bad weather in Delhi on Wednesday with the possibility of waterlogging and disruption of traffic.
West Bengal experienced heavy rain since Sunday night and throughout Monday morning. The weathermen forecast more downpours in the next 24 hours.
Earlier on Sunday, IMD informed that a cyclonic circulation hovering over North West Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas of North Odisha-West Bengal-Bangladesh coasts was extending upto mid-tropospheric levels tilting south-westwards with height.
Severe waterlogging witnessed at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata on September 20, following heavy rainfall in the city. Flight operations have been suspended temporarily due to waterlogging.
The Met department has forecast more heavy rain or thunderstorms till Tuesday morning in most districts of south Bengal, including in Kolkata.
Scattered to fairly widespread rainfall with isolated heavy falls is very likely over Uttarakhand from Monday till September 23 while fairly widespread to widespread rainfall with isolated heavy rainfall likely to continue over Odisha and Gangetic West Bengal on Monday, the IMD said.
The last ten days of September are expected to provide good showers in Chennai and the districts surrounding it, including Kancheepuram and Chengalpattu, according to the IMD officials.
Heavy rains have wreaked havoc across many cities of Uttar Pradesh, UP government has declared that all colleges and schools will remain shut in the state for the next 48 hours.
The Uttar Pradesh government On Thursday decided to close all schools, colleges and other educational institutions for two days in the state, following incessant rains since the past 24 hours.
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), southwest monsoon withdrawal from northwest India takes place if there is the cessation of rainfall activity over the area for continuous five days.
Between June 1, when the monsoon season starts, and September 15, Delhi normally gets 614.3 mm of rainfall. The monsoon withdraws from Delhi by September 25.
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