The India Meteorological Department has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over Bastar division in Chhattisgarh on Monday.
Weather scientist H.P. Chandra said a trough lies at mean sea level from northwest Uttar Pradesh to northwest Bay of Bengal across east Uttar Pradesh, south Jharkhand and north Odisha.
“A cyclonic circulation over Jharkhand now lies over north Chhattisgarh and its neighbourhood and extends up to 3.1 km above mean sea level,” he said.
Light to moderate rainfall is likely in many places in Chhattisgarh. Heavy to very heavy rainfall is very likely in Bastar region, he said.