The weather of Jharkhand changed on Wednesday. Rain along with strong winds was witnessed in many areas of the state. A sheet of snow has also frozen on many roads. According to the Meteorological Department, rain will be witnessed for the next 7 days.
IMD Alert: On Wednesday, rain was witnessed in many districts of Jharkhand. During this time, hailstorm occurred along with strong winds. After the rain on Wednesday evening, a period of strong winds and hailstorm also started. In many areas, a white sheet of snow froze on the roads. During this, the Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for strong storm on Thursday. According to the information received from the Meteorological Department, a hailstorm alert has been issued on Thursday in Ranchi, Kolhan region, Bokaro, Jamtara, Bokaro, Palamu, Ramgarh, Pakur, Dumka, Sahibganj etc. districts.
During this time, heavy rain and hailstorm occurred in various rural areas of Sadar block including Garhwa district headquarters at around 5 pm on Wednesday evening. Apart from pulses and oilseed crops grown in the fields, Rabi crops, various vegetables and thatched houses have suffered heavy damage due to the hailstorm. Mango fruits have also fallen due to the hailstorm. Apart from that, Mahua crop has also been damaged.
The rain that started around 5 pm continued for about an hour on and off. During the same time, hailstorm also occurred at many places. Due to heavy hailstorm at many places, a white layer of snow had frozen on the roads and in the fields and barns. Due to hailstorm, tur, gram, lentil, mustard, linseed, tomato, garlic, onion, mango along with wheat, barley and other crops have also suffered heavy damage. There is no report of rain and hailstorm in other blocks of the district. This damage has happened only within a radius of two km from the district headquarters. There was drizzle with strong winds in Ranka subdivision headquarters. At the same time, there was drizzle with strong winds in Majhiaon and Bardihha blocks. Due to this, mango and Mahua crops were damaged. Strong winds also blew in Meral and Dandai blocks. On the other hand, senior agricultural scientist Dr. Ashok Kumar said that along with Garhwa, the weather has changed in almost the whole of Jharkhand. There has been light rain at some places with strong winds and storm, while at other places there has been drizzle with thunder. There will be similar fluctuations in the weather for the next three-four days. Although normal life will get relief from the heat, but there is a possibility of damage due to the storm. Where there will be hailstorm, there will be heavy damage.
Light to moderate rain may occur in some parts of the state, due to which the maximum temperature is likely to fall by two to three degrees Celsius. Meteorologist Abhishek Anand said that the main reason for this change in weather is the flow of moisture from the Bay of Bengal, which is happening due to the cyclonic circulation formed over Jharkhand.
On Wednesday, Daltonganj recorded the highest temperature of the state at 40.3 degrees Celsius, while the maximum temperature in Garhwa was 38.4 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature in the capital Ranchi was recorded at 35.2 degrees Celsius on Wednesday.
