Heavy rainfall forecast over parts of Jharkhand for next 3 days

India

oi-Prakash KL

Ranchi, Aug 07:
Jharkhand
is
expected
to
get
heavy
showers
in
some
pockets
during
the
next
three
days
beginning
from
Monday.

“Currently,
a
well-marked
low-pressure
area
lies
over
Northwest
and
adjoining
West-central
Bay
of
Bengal
off
Odisha
and
adjoining
north
Andhra
Pradesh
coasts,”
an
official
told
PTI.
“It
is
likely
to
concentrate
into
a
depression
during
the
next
48
hours
and
move
west-northwestwards
across
Odisha
and
Chhattisgarh.

The
system
is
likely
to
offer
good
rainfall
across
the
state
and
heavy
rain
in
some
pockets
of
southern
and
central
Jharkhand,”
Ranchi
Meteorological
Centre
in
charge
Abhishek
Anand
told
PTI.

Jharkhand,
which
has
been
facing
a
drought-like
situation
due
to
scanty
rainfall,
has
been
issued
a
yellow
alert
warning
for
southern
and
central
parts
of
Jharkhand,
which
may
witness
gusty
wind
at
a
speed
of
40-50
kmph,
heavy
rain,
and
lightning.
A
yellow
alert
means
heavy
rainfall
between
6
to
11
cm
in
a
24
hour
period,
the
weather
report
said.

A
general
alert
to
be
watchful
has
been
issued
for
the
entire
state,
the
official
said.
The
districts
which
might
experience
heavy
rain
with
gusty
wind
are
East
Singhbhum,
West
Singhbhum,
Saraikela-Kharsawan,
Simdega,
Gumla,
Khunti,
Ranchi,
and
Lohardaga.

The
state
has
received
303.8mm
of
rainfall
from
June
1
to
August
7
against
the
normal
rainfall
of
581.9mm.
Jamtara
and
Pakur
are
the
two
worst
suffering
districts
facing
71
per
cent
and
70
per
cent
deficit
respectively.
Of
the
24
districts,
six
districts
are
experiencing
a
shortfall
of
above
60
per
cent,
while
eight
districts
are
facing
a
deficit
of
over
50
per
cent.
Seven
districts
are
witnessing
more
than
40
per
cent
shortfall.

The
weather
department
has
alerted
that
the
rainfall
might
cause
localised
flooding
of
roads,
water
logging
in
low-lying
areas,
and
damage
to
vulnerable
structures.
The
shower
is
expected
to
reduce
the
rain
deficit,
which
was
recorded
at
48
per
cent
on
Sunday.