IMD issues heavy rain alert in 15 states today; monsoon to enter in Rajasthan tomorrow

The Meteorological Department has issued a heavy rain alert for 15 states. These include Goa, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura.

New Delhi: The Meteorological Department has issued a heavy rain alert for 15 states. These include Goa, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura.

On Monday evening, it rained in Rajasthan’s Alwar, Chittorgarh, Kota, Pali, Banswara and Kuchaman-Didwana’s Moulasar. A young man died due to lightning in Chittorgarh, while 5 people of the same family were burnt.

Patna, Aurangabad, Jehanabad, Rohtas and Buxar in Bihar also received rain yesterday. Three people died due to lightning in Nawanagar of Buxar, while one died due to lightning in Nokha of Rohtas.

On Monday, a cloud burst at Gambharpul in Solan district of Himachal Pradesh at around 2.30 pm. Due to this, there was heavy rain for 7-8 minutes. Debris fell on the highway connecting Kunihar to Nalagarh. 2 vehicles were also damaged.

The monsoon has covered half of India. According to meteorologists, it will cover the entire Madhya Pradesh in the next 5 days. At the same time, it can enter Rajasthan tomorrow.

Where did the monsoon reach?

The southwest monsoon reached Nicobar on 19 May. This time the monsoon reached Kerala two days earlier, i.e. on 30 May, and also covered many states. Then the monsoon stayed from 12 to 18 June (6 days).

The monsoon had completely covered Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana by 12 June. Along with this, it had reached most parts of South Maharashtra, some parts of southern Chhattisgarh, southern Odisha, sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim and all the northwestern states.

By June 18, the monsoon had reached Jalgaon, Amravati, Chandrapur in Maharashtra, Bijapur, Sukma in Chhattisgarh, Malkangiri in Odisha and Vijayanagaram in Andhra Pradesh. The Meteorological Department estimates that the monsoon in June will be below normal i.e. 92% less than the long period average (LPA).

Monsoon will cover Delhi-Punjab by July 3

In 3-4 days, the monsoon will cover entire Madhya Pradesh, entire Bihar, entire Jharkhand, entire West Bengal and some parts of Uttar Pradesh. By June 27, the monsoon can enter Delhi, Punjab and Haryana and will move forward after completely covering these states by July 3.

Temperature above 40 degrees in 7 states
On Monday, the temperature of 27 places in seven states of the country – Haryana, Punjab, Delhi, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Rajasthan was above 40 degrees. Jaisalmer in Rajasthan was the hottest in the country with a temperature of 45 degrees.