On Saturday, rain shadow region Nagpur witnessed 119 mm of rain in 24 hrs. This caused water bodies to overflow & swamp the city, triggering a war of words between political parties.
According to officials, as many as 12 bridges have been washed away by the raging waters of Sutlej and Beas. Nearly 1,000 roads have been closed, they said.
An El Nino is likely to set in during monsoon. But IMD’s forecast says that a positive Indian Ocean Dipole may simultaneously develop that could counteract the effects of El Nino.
This would make it the fifth straight year of normal or above normal summer rains that spur farm and overall economic growth in Asia’s third-biggest economy.
In its latest forecast, IMD says that monsoon will arrive on 4 June — four days later than usual. Monsoon usually arrives in Kerala by 1 June and lasts up to September.
Rains usually lash Kerala state around 1 June and cover the whole country by mid-July. Timely rains trigger planting of crops such as rice, soybeans and cotton.
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