After about 10 days’ delay Monsoon finally arrived in Jharkhand on Monday. It has entered the State through Santal Pargana. The Ranchi center of Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) gave the information regarding the latest monsoon situation. IMD, Director General, Mrityunjay Mohapatra said that the monsoon is in active condition in the north-eastern states. There is a possibility of extremely heavy rain here on Monday.
People can get relief from the scorching heat. The Meteorological Center has predicted that from June 20, there may be wind and rain in many parts of the State. The wind speed can also be 40 to 50 kilometers per hour. Due to rain and wind, the maximum temperature may drop by three to four degrees Celsius. After which the weather is expected to be pleasant.
Mohapatra said that heavy to very heavy rainfall has been forecast for the next two days in Assam and Meghalaya. He said that there is a possibility of heavy to very heavy rains in Sikkim and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal in the next two days. “Monsoon has advanced towards Gangetic West Bengal, northeastern part of Jharkhand and adjoining areas of Bihar. On the other hand, in the western and eastern regions of Uttar Pradesh, the heat wave will leave the state in four to five days and with that the monsoon will arrive,” he added.
The Director General further informed that there is a possibility of rain in Bihar's Capital Patna and other districts of the State and the reason for this is that the movement of clouds has increased in the districts of the State. “Here the temperature can also drop by four to five degrees. Rain activity is expected to increase on Tuesday as well. After June 20, apart from Patna, there is a possibility of dust storms in other districts as well. There has been a drop in temperature in 21 cities of the State,” he added.