New Delhi: This year’s monsoon has reached 80 per cent of India so far, India Meteorological Department’s senior scientist Dr Naresh Kumar told Media on advancement of southwest monsoon in the country.
Monsoon reached different parts of the country rapidly due to a low pressure area occurring in the Bay of Bengal yesterday, he said.
Monsoon arrived in Delhi and Mumbai on the same day on Sunday. This has happened after 62 years, Dr Kumar said.
The usual date for monsoon to reach Mumbai is June 11 and June 27 in Delhi, but reached the two metro cities on the same day. However, this can’t directly be linked to climate change as it takes data from 30 to 40 years to determine that, Dr Naresh Kumar said.
12 cm rainfall is expected in Rudraprayag and various other areas of Uttarakhand, he added.
Several cities in the country are witnessing heavy rainfall and a flood-like situation after the southwest monsoon brought showers over the past couple of days.
The weather office has predicted heavy rain, thunderstorms and gusty winds in Punjab and Haryana today. Light to moderate showers are likely to continue for the next two days.
Flash floods have hit Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district and over 200 people, many of them tourists, are stranded. Visuals showed several vehicles damaged after they were washed away in Kullu.
