The weather bulletin released by the MET Observatory Centre Ranchi on Friday suggested that the impact of cyclone ‘Titli’ will gradually weaken from this week. The intensified intensity of cyclone ‘Titli’ covering States like Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha created much destruction especially in the coastal areas while bringing heavy downpour in Chhotanagpur region. Further, the weather bulletin released by MET Observatory Center Ranchi suggested dry weather like conditions for Jharkhand from mid October.
However, according to the weather bulletin, districts like East Singhbhum, Saraikela-Kharsawan, West Singhbhum, Dhanbad, Jamtara, Dumka, Bokaro, Pakur, Deogarh, Godda and Khunti including the North-Eastern (NE) parts of the State are likely to receive heavy to very heavy downpour for a day or two.
“For a day or two, heavy rainfall will lash Southern and NE parts of the State, accompanied with gusty winds blowing with a speed of 12 to 16 Kmph while other districts of the State will remain dry. The weather condition across the State is likely to improve after October 14 as the intense system formed at Bay of Bengal will start shifting towards the North-West India,” said Senior Scientist, MET Observatory Centre – Ranchi, R S Sharma.
Meanwhile, the Agro-MET experts opined that the impact of cyclone ‘Titli’ that brought heavy rainfall will be beneficial for the farming community during harvetsing. “The kharif crops which were on the verge of destruction will get a fresh lease of life. During sowing and transplanting, the crops did not receive sufficient rainfall; hence, chances were high that during the harvesting season, the State may not receive good yield but this sudden incessant rain have brought much respite for the farming community,” said Agro-MET expert of Birsa Agricultural University (BAU), Dr. A Wadood.