Monsoon Update: Heat breaks 123-year record in June, July will see 106 percent more rain than normal

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that July rains will show their very fierce form. Due to the movement of monsoon, there will be more rainfall than normal. Due to this effect, floods will be effective in the rivers of western Himalayan region and central India. The Northeast, which is facing floods, will get some relief. There will be less rain than normal here. IMD chief Mrityunjay Mahapatra said that the average rainfall in July across the country is likely to be above normal, which can be 106 percent more than the long-term average of 28.04 cm. Most parts will receive above normal rainfall except some parts of Northeast India and northwest, east and south-eastern peninsular India. There will be very heavy rains in some areas this month.

The IMD chief has said that Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir and the foothills of the western Himalayas will receive above normal rainfall. Heavy rains along with cloudburst will cause landslides here. If many rivers originate from here, then there will be devastating effects in the form of floods. In central India too, Godavari, Mahanadi and other river valleys will receive more rainfall than normal. Due to this, floods will be seen here too.

Experts from Nepal's International Integrated Mountain Development Center (ICIMOD) have also issued a warning of extreme weather events during the monsoon for the countries of the Hindukush Himalayan region including Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal and Pakistan. ICIMOD coordinator Mandira has told that in 2023, the Hindukush Himalayan countries received less rainfall than the average. Despite this, this region was affected by devastating floods many times. In 2023, there were devastating floods in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand in July and August and in October in the Teesta river in the Eastern Himalayas.

Indian Meteorological Department chief Mrityunjay Mahapatra has told that this time India has recorded 11 percent less rainfall than normal in June. The lack of weather systems has been considered the reason for this. Due to this, the slow progress of monsoon in the northern and eastern regions of the country was attributed.