Schools and colleges will remain closed on Thursday in six districts in Kerala in view of the rain alert issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) for the state.
"Recent satellite imagery suggests: (i) Light to moderate rainfall at many places, with occasional intense spells accompanied by isolated thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds likely over West Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands during the next 3 hours," the IMD
"Light thunderstorms with gusty wind speeds reaching 30-40 kmph and light to moderate rain is expected to occur in Nuapada, Kandhamal, Nayagarh, Puri, Cuttack, Khorda, Ganjam, Gajapati, Malkanagiri, Jagatsingpur, Kendrapada, Bhadrak, Balasore, and Raygada districts," said IMD Scientist Sanje
Fresh bout of rainfall lashed parts of the national capital on Sunday afternoon, bringing much needed respite to the people in the city after they had been battling the relentless heatwave in the region for the past two months.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday issued a red alert in Malappuram District and an orange alert for seven districts of Kerala for heavy rains.
"Light to moderate intensity rain and winds with speeds of 20-30 Km/h would occur over and adjoining areas of a few places of North Delhi, North-East Delhi, North-West Delhi, West Delhi, Central-Delhi, NCR ( Loni Dehat, Hindon AF Station, Bahadurgarh, Ghaziabad, Indirapuram, Chhapraula) S
According to a press release, the Tea Association of India estimates that the cumulative drop in production will be around 60 million kilograms by the end of June 2024, compared to the same period last year.
Chief Scientist, India Meteorological Department, Sunil Kamble said that for the coming two to three days, the Yellow alert for rain has been issued in Mumbai, Thane, and Raigad areas.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that heatwave to severe heatwave conditions are likely to continue over many parts of North India during the next 24 hours and gradually abate thereafter due to an approaching western disturbance towards northwest India.
The heat in Rajasthan has once again increased and people of the state have been grappling with a continuous heatwave. Although the situation is likely to be persistent, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) says that people can get some relief after four to five days.