The monsoon is all set to enter another new active phase this week with south-west region in the country expected to get heavy downpour, as per India Meteorological Department(IMD).
IMD said a low-pressure area has formed over northern Odisha and adjoining Gangetic West Bengal and Jharkhand, which is expected to bring heavy and widespread rainfall over central and adjoining eastern India in the next five days.
It added that rainfall will increase over the west coast, while heavy rainfall will continue over parts of northwest India, including Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, for at least two more days.
“For the next one week, we can expect active monsoon over central India. A low-pressure area has developed while another cyclonic circulation will develop around Tuesday. These will lead to good rainfall and may cover the rain deficiency over central and peninsular region,” M Mohapatra, director general at the weather office was quoted by HT as having said.
It added: “The western disturbance will also continue to being rain to north India.”
The report quoting experts said although El Nino conditions, which usually dampens monsoon rainfall, set in earlier this month, according to the World Meteorological Organisation, India is yet to see its impact on the monsoon.
The report added distribution of monsoon rainfall, however, has been extremely skewed so far since June 1, with no deficiency overall but 49% excess over northwest India; 19% deficiency over eastern and northeastern India; 22% deficiency over peninsular India and 1% excess over central India.
It added: “Out of 36 meteorological subdivisions, 15 continue to record deficient rain (-59% to -20%); 10 normal (-19% to 19%); five excess (20% to 59%) and six large excess (60% or more). Monsoon made a delayed onset over Kerala on June 8, but conditions were weak for two weeks because extremely severe Cyclone Biparjoy had pulled away all con vection and moisture. June had ended with 10% rain deficiency”.
It also said a low-pressure area has formed over northern Odisha and adjoining Gangetic West Bengal and Jharkhand on Sunday.
The western end of the monsoon trough is running near its normal position and the eastern end is running south of its normal position, the report said.
