Call it the effect of climate change or price for development or global warming but the scenic hilly State Himachal Pradesh is all set to witness heavy to very heavy rainfall for next three days.
The prediction comes even as rainfall in the month of June broke a record of highest rainfall in a decade in the State.According to meteorological centre, Shimla forecast, State will be witnessing heavy to very heavy rainfall for next three days till July 6. Heavy rain ranges from 64.5mm to 124.4mm while very heavy rain ranges from 124.5mm to 244.4mm according to meteorological terminology.
State had witnessed heavy to very heavy rainfall, including flash floods and massive landslides, last month in June and according to meteorological centre it received highest rainfall of 241mm in a decade. The incessant rainfall in the State in the month of June caused huge damage to life and property including 24 casualties, over 600 houses damaged and over 2000 roads damaged due to landslides.
According to meteorological centre, during this year, rainfall in Himachal Pradesh recorded in the month of June is 241mm which is 143 per cent more than the normal precipitation during the month of June.
During the last 10 years this is the highest rainfall in Himachal Pradesh. last time, the highest rainfall in the State in the month of June was 179.6mm during the year 2008, which was 100 percent more rainfall from its normal rainfall for the month of June.
All the districts received excess rainfall in June. Rain ravaged Kinnaur district received 804 percent more than the normal rainfall. Shimla district received 120 percent more than the normal rainfall. lahaul and Spiti district received least rainfall which is still 25 per cent more rainfall from the normal rainfall.
Amount wise, Sirmaur district received the highest rainfall that is 497mm, which is 253 percent more rainfall from the normal rainfall.
Temperatures at most of the stations in Himachal Pradesh during June were also normal or below normal due to the continue rainfall and early set of pre-monsoon shower and arrival of south west monsoon in Himachal Pradesh. Himachal Pradesh also witnessed above normal snowfall last winter during which also life and property was bad damaged.
Manmohan Singh director meteorological centre, Shimla said that as this time monsoon and pre-monsoon showers arrived early, State witnessed unprecedented rainfall.