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Monsoon 2021: Bengal flood situation remains critical; 300,000 affected

The flood situation in West Bengal remained critical on Thursday though there was less rainfall, a senior state government official said. The number of deaths due to the deluge remained unchanged at 23 as no fresh fatality was reported from any of the seven affected districts where around three lakh people have been shifted to rescue centres. "The flood situation remains critical. We are monitoring it. Adequate measures have been taken and we have ensured that there is ample supply of drinking water, dry food packets and medicines," the official said. More than 4 lakh hectares of agricultural land in these seven districts is under water now. Heavy rain and subsequent discharge of water from dams in the last few days have inundated large parts of Purba and Paschim Bardhaman, Paschim Medinipur, Hooghly, Howrah, South 24 Parganas and Birbhum districts. On Thursday, 24,000 cusec water was released from Maithon dam of the Damodar Valley Corporation and it is within the normal range, a

Orange alert in 6 MP districts; Delhi's 4 districts record excess rain: IMD

The India Meteorological Department on Thursday issued orange alert forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall in six districts of Madhya Pradesh

Monsoon expected to be normal in August-Sept after prolonged dry spell: IMD

This augurs well for kharif crops, but experts advise monitoring of situation till mid-August, because any shortfall in acreage beyond that period will be difficult to compensate

IMD predicts rainfall in 'higher side of normal' in Aug-Sep; alert in MP

There was widespread light to moderate downpour across parts of north Indian plains and Madhya Pradesh on Monday

Thunderstorm, rain likely in Delhi, Noida, nearby areas in next 2 hours

India Meteorological Department predicted thunderstorm with moderate to heavy intensity rain in Delhi, Noida and Gurugram, among other places, and their adjoining areas within the next two hours

Monsoon 2021: Rainfall ends 7% below normal in July, says IMD

After its vigorous revival in the first week of July that saw floods, cloudburst and landslides in several parts of the country, the Southwest Monsoon ended with a seven per cent deficit for the month

India's power consumption back to pre-Covid level in July; up nearly 12%

India's power consumption grew nearly 12 per cent in July to 125.51 billion units and returned to pre-pandemic level mainly due to easing of lockdown curbs and delayed monsoon

IMD predicts thunderstorm, heavy downpour over Delhi-NCR in next 2 hours

Rain lashed parts of Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) in the early hours of Sunday

Orange alert issued for Delhi, moderate rains predicted for Saturday

The IMD has issued an orange alert, predicting moderate rain on Saturday and warning of possible waterlogging in low-lying areas of the national capital and major traffic disruptions.

In a major relief, rain lashes parts of Delhi; IMD predicts more rainfall

In a relief to Delhiites from sultry weather conditions, several parts of the national capital received incessant rainfall on Tuesday morning

MeT department issues warning for heavy rainfall in HP till July 30

Several parts of Himachal Pradesh received light to moderate rains on Monday, while the MeT Department has issued a warning for heavy rainfall in the state till July 30.

Heavy rainfall kills 164 in Maharashtra; parts of north India get inundated

The death toll in rain-related incidents in Maharashtra rose to 164 on Monday after the recovery of 11 more bodies

Heavy rains unleash havoc in west, south India; IMD says more to come

A total of 129 people have died in rain-related incidents in Maharashtra in 48 hours, a senior state disaster management official said on Friday

Heavy rains to continue over west coast; likely to decrease in north: IMD

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

Patchy monsoon rain raises growth and inflation worries for India

The monsoon has now revived, but the delay and poor precipitation will hurt the sowing of crops such as rice, cotton and soybeans.

Maharashtra rains: IMD issues red alert for Mumbai, Konkan region

On Monday, the Raigad disaster management department said three people were feared drowned at separate places in the district.

Heavy rain lashes Delhi, Haryana; Met department predicts more rainfall

Several parts of Delhi received incessant rainfall on Monday morning.As parts of the national capital continued to receive heavy rainfall, the vehicular movement has been affected in several parts, while roads were waterlogged in several parts of Delhi.According to the India Meteorological Department's (IMD) prediction in the wee hours of Monday, a thunderstorm with light to moderate intensity rain is likely in Delhi and its adjoining places including Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan."Recent satellite imagery shows intense or very intense convection over parts of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Uttar Pradesh, Haryana Chandigarh, and Delhi, northwest Madhya Pradesh, northeast Rajasthan, north Konkan and Bihar," IMD informed."Including sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram & Tripura and neighbouring areas. It leads to the possibility of moderate to intense spell(s) of rainfall along with Thunderstorms and ...

Heavy downpour in Himachal Pradesh, UP, Rajasthan in next few days: IMD

Delhi's maximum temperature settled at 38.8 degrees Celsius, four notches above normal on Saturday

Since 1960, monsoon hit Delhi 33 times in July: Met Department

The rest of the time it reached the capital in June.

Ensure no waterlogging takes place during monsoon: Delhi PWD minister

With the arrival of the monsoon in the national capital, Delhi PWD Minister Satyendar Jain on Tuesday directed officials to ensure that no waterlogging takes place on streets during the rainy season.