The onset of the south-west monsoon over Jharkhand is a bit delayed. The earlier forecast of monsoon covering the entire State by June 11-12 has now been pushed to June 13-14.
As per the latest updates from the Indian Meteorological Department, Ranchi Office the monsoon there has been a slight delay in the onset of monsoon rains.
“Though the monsoon was supposed to hit the State as early as first week of Jharkhand and was expected to advance throughout the State and nearby regions, it was delayed following two circulations in the Arabian Sea and the cyclone Mora,” said an IMD official.
With monsoon advanced to Konkan, heavy rain is likely to continue there and monsoon rains are expected to lash Bihar, Jharkhand, and Chhattisgarh with a change in wind pattern in the next week as informed the IMD, Ranchi officials.
The Indian Meteorological Department, Delhi stated, “Southwest monsoon advanced into Central Arabian sea, Konkan, North interior Karnataka, areas of Gujarat region, West Bengal, Northeast, coastal Orissa and Gangetic West Bengal on time,” when asked about the situation regarding south-west monsoon hitting the State.
“After that the Northern limit Monsoon languished near Sri lanka due to Cyclone Mora. After Mora made landfall, the westerly in the Arabian Sea is distressing the development of the monsoon. Otherwise, it would have reached Jharkhand by now. We cannot confirm it yet but the monsoon’s arrival is expected till the next week,” the Indian Meteorological Department, Delhi officials said.