Weather Update: The Meteorological Department has issued an IMD Orange Alert till July 5 for Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Eastern Rajasthan, Western Madhya Pradesh.
Monsoon Weather Update: It has been raining continuously in India for the past several days. IMD has also issued an alert in view of the possibility of rain in many states. It rained in some areas of Delhi-NCR today also. If IMD is to be believed, this series of rain will continue tomorrow as well. The Meteorological Department has issued an IMD Orange Alert till July 5 for Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Eastern Rajasthan, Western Madhya Pradesh.
Since the entry of monsoon on June 30, rain has been kind to many states of India. In the country, it is raining less and in some places it is raining heavily. The Meteorological Department has also issued a forecast for the next 4-5 days regarding rain. The Meteorological Department estimates that there is going to be heavy rain in many states.
Heavy rain till 6th July
The Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for very heavy rain in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya till 4th June, in West Bengal, Sikkim, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura till 5th July, in Konkan, Goa, Madhya Maharashtra and coastal Karnataka from 6th to 7th July.
नागालैंड, मणिपुर, मिजोरम और त्रिपुरा में 02 से 05 जुलाई, 2024 के दौरान अलग-अलग स्थानों पर भारी (64.5-115.5 मिलीमीटर) से बहुत भारी वर्षा (115.5-204.4 मिलीमीटर) होने की प्रबल संभावना है। pic.twitter.com/G9Y1vIT2Wd
— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) July 2, 2024
Good news for farmers in UP
Due to the onset of monsoon and good rains, farmers have also started transplanting paddy. This time the Agriculture Department has set a target of cultivating paddy in an area of more than 61 lakh hectares in UP. Usually paddy is grown in 58 to 59 lakh hectares. The Agriculture Department says that if there was further delay in monsoon now, there would be problems in transplanting paddy. But since June 30, there has been good rain in the state. Therefore, farmers are engaged in transplanting paddy rapidly.
