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Weak rainfall activity to continue over parts of east, northeast India till August 15: IMD

New Delhi: The current spell of weak monsoon over the country is likely to continue for the next five days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Wednesday (August 11, 2021).

However, the intense rainfall spell over northeast and adjoining east India, northern parts of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, is expected to last till August 14 and reduce thereafter, the IMD said.

Updated:Aug 12, 2021, 10:01 AM IST

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North Indian plains

Subdued rainfall is very likely over north Indian plains (Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan), adjoining central India and most parts of peninsular India (outside Tamil Nadu and Kerala), including Maharashtra and Gujarat till August 15, IMD said.

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Peninsular India

Rainfall activity will increase over peninsular India from August 16 onwards, the IMD said. Scattered to widespread rainfall is very likely over Tamil Nadu and Kerala during next five days with isolated heavy falls over Tamil Nadu during August 11-14 and over Kerala during August 11-12.

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Northeast and adjoining east India

"The current spell of weak monsoon conditions over the country is likely to continue till next 5 days (August 11-15), outside northeast and adjoining east India, northern parts of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar where current activities of intense rainfall spell likely to continue till August 14 with reduction thereafter," the IMD said.

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Rainfall intensity

According to the IMD data, from June 1 to August 10, the country received 5 percent less rainfall than normal.

The east and northeast India meteorological division of the IMD has recorded 12 percent less rainfall, while the northwest India and central India meteorological divisions have recorded minus 2 and 7 percent rainfall respectively. The south peninsula meteorological division has 8 percent more rainfall than normal so far.

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Widespread rainfall likely in these places

Isolated extremely heavy falls are also likely over Assam and Meghalaya during August 11 to 13, the IMD said. Widespread rainfall with isolated heavy falls are very likely to continue over east Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Gangetic West Bengal during August 11-14 and isolated very heavy falls over Bihar on August 11 and 12, it said.

The current spell of fairly widespread to widespread rainfall activity with isolated heavy to very heavy falls are very likely to continue over northeast and sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim during August 11-14 and reduce thereafter.

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Rainfall activity in Himachal Pradesh

Scattered to fairly widespread rainfall are very likely over the western Himachal region during the next five days. The IMD said isolated heavy rainfall is expected over Uttarakhand during August 11-15 and over Himachal Pradesh during August 12-14.

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