A quite a number of districts of Jharkhand reeling under the threat of drought may recover the constant rising rain deficit level as the prediction of very heavy downpour ranging from 115.6 mm to 204.4 mm to heavy (64.5 mm to 115.5 mm) covering a major portion of the State has been done by MET Observatory Centre-Ranchi on Sunday.
The weather bulletin released by the MET Centre, Ranchi on Sunday suggested that due to depression and formation of intense low pressure over Gangetic West Bengal and adjoining Jharkhand including north Odisha that has moved west northwestwards with a speed of 13 Kmph, a strong system of heavy rainfall has developed.
As per the weather bulletin, intense downpour will lash isolated places of East Singhbhum, Sareikela-Kharsawan, Simdega and West Singhbhum while heavy shower will occur at isolated places of Gumla, Khunti, Ranchi, latehar, lohardaga, Palamau including Garwha till July 23. In addition, gusty wind with 50 kmph will blow over Jharkhand during next 24 hrs.
According to weathermen, occurrence of the heavy rainfall across the State will be beneficial for the farmers craving for good rainfall during harvesting since long. “The intense low pressure formation has developed a system for heavy shower; the rainfall will provide respite to the farmers. The warning has been for the next 24 hours and will cover several districts of Jharkhand,” said, Senior Scientist, MET Observatory Centre – Ranchi, RS Sharma.
Meanwhile, the rainfall statistics released on Sunday alongwith the weather warning added that occurrence of light rainfall at a regular interval since past two days has covered the rising deficit level up to 3 per cent. From - 41 per cent, the deficit level has come to - 38 per cent, as per the latest data.
However, the experts have opined that it will be highly difficult to cover the deficit level completely. “looking at the present system, it will be very hard to cover the deficit level that has crossed 35 per cent this season. Since the onset of monsoon, the advancement of South-West (SW) monsoon towards Jharkhand has been quite discouraging. Now, in the last week of July, chances of merely three to four per cent recovering of deficit level are there,” added Sharma.
In accordance to the rainfall data, approximately in two months 437.3 mm rainfall in Jharkhand is categorized in the normal category, however, the State, till date had recorded merely 273.2 mm rainfall ever since the onset of rainy season.
Further, according to the rainfall statistics from June 1 to July 22, 2018, maximum deficit level was registered in Koderma district that had registered just 89.8 mm rainfall against 383.7 mm rainfall with - 77 per cent deficit followed by Khunti which recorded - 76 per cent deficit. Similarly, Chatra district had recorded - 74 per cent deficit. About 1,092 mm rainfall throughout the monsoon season is categorized in the normal or above normal category for Jharkhand.
On Sunday, the State Capital recorded 8.2 mm rainfall while 27.2 mm rainfall was registered from Jamshedpur. Daltonganj recorded 8.7 mm rainfall.
A quite a number of districts of Jharkhand reeling under the threat of drought may recover the constant rising rain deficit level as the prediction of very heavy downpour ranging from 115.6 mm to 204.4 mm to heavy (64.5 mm to 115.5 mm) covering a major portion of the State has been done by MET Observatory Centre-Ranchi on Sunday.
The weather bulletin released by the MET Centre, Ranchi on Sunday suggested that due to depression and formation of intense low pressure over Gangetic West Bengal and adjoining Jharkhand including north Odisha that has moved west northwestwards with a speed of 13 Kmph, a strong system of heavy rainfall has developed.
As per the weather bulletin, intense downpour will lash isolated places of East Singhbhum, Sareikela-Kharsawan, Simdega and West Singhbhum while heavy shower will occur at isolated places of Gumla, Khunti, Ranchi, latehar, lohardaga, Palamau including Garwha till July 23. In addition, gusty wind with 50 kmph will blow over Jharkhand during next 24 hrs.
According to weathermen, occurrence of the heavy rainfall across the State will be beneficial for the farmers craving for good rainfall during harvesting since long. “The intense low pressure formation has developed a system for heavy shower; the rainfall will provide respite to the farmers. The warning has been for the next 24 hours and will cover several districts of Jharkhand,” said, Senior Scientist, MET Observatory Centre – Ranchi, RS Sharma.
Meanwhile, the rainfall statistics released on Sunday alongwith the weather warning added that occurrence of light rainfall at a regular interval since past two days has covered the rising deficit level up to 3 per cent. From - 41 per cent, the deficit level has come to - 38 per cent, as per the latest data.
However, the experts have opined that it will be highly difficult to cover the deficit level completely. “looking at the present system, it will be very hard to cover the deficit level that has crossed 35 per cent this season. Since the onset of monsoon, the advancement of South-West (SW) monsoon towards Jharkhand has been quite discouraging. Now, in the last week of July, chances of merely three to four per cent recovering of deficit level are there,” added Sharma.
In accordance to the rainfall data, approximately in two months 437.3 mm rainfall in Jharkhand is categorized in the normal category, however, the State, till date had recorded merely 273.2 mm rainfall ever since the onset of rainy season.
Further, according to the rainfall statistics from June 1 to July 22, 2018, maximum deficit level was registered in Koderma district that had registered just 89.8 mm rainfall against 383.7 mm rainfall with - 77 per cent deficit followed by Khunti which recorded - 76 per cent deficit. Similarly, Chatra district had recorded - 74 per cent deficit. About 1,092 mm rainfall throughout the monsoon season is categorized in the normal or above normal category for Jharkhand.
On Sunday, the State Capital recorded 8.2 mm rainfall while 27.2 mm rainfall was registered from Jamshedpur. Daltonganj recorded 8.7 mm rainfall.