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South-West Monsoon has gained its full speed across the country. Its maximum impact is being seen in different states of North, Central and Eastern India. Heavy rains are continuing in Delhi-NCR since Thursday morning, due to which people have got relief from the scorching heat and the weather has become pleasant. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a ‘Yellow Alert’ for the capital Delhi on July 9 and has said that the rain is not going to stop in Delhi till July 11. Today the maximum temperature of Delhi is likely to be 30 degrees Celsius and the minimum temperature is likely to be 23 degrees.
Disaster rain in North India till July 14
According to the Meteorological Department (IMD), there is a possibility of torrential rains in the hilly states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand from July 9 to 14. In Uttarakhand, a red alert of ‘extremely heavy rain’ has been issued at some places on July 10. At the same time, there will be heavy showers with thunder and lightning in Jammu and Kashmir from July 9 to 12 and stormy winds can blow at a speed of 40 to 50 km per hour. Talking about the plains, there are chances of heavy rain in Punjab today, while in Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi-NCR on July 9-10.
Danger of lightning due to storm in UP-MP
The Meteorological Department has asked the people of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh to take special precautions. There is a possibility of dust storm and rain with a speed of 50 to 60 km per hour in western Uttar Pradesh today on July 9, while monsoon will remain active in eastern UP till July 13. On the other hand, there is an alert of heavy to very heavy rain in western and eastern parts of Madhya Pradesh till July 11. Vidarbha and Chhattisgarh have also been warned of heavy rain today and again on July 13-14. There is also a danger of lightning in the eastern and western areas of Rajasthan till July 12.
Monsoon havoc in Bihar, Jharkhand and Bengal also
Monsoon is ready to wreak havoc in Eastern India also. In Bihar, there will be continuous heavy rains in many districts from July 9 to 14 (after some respite on July 11). There will be a period of rain in Jharkhand between July 9-10 and then between July 12-14. Heavy rains are likely to continue in West Bengal, Odisha and Sikkim from July 9 to 14, which may cause waterlogging in low-lying areas. In Andaman-Nicobar Islands, there has also been a warning of winds blowing at a speed of 50 km and lightning.
What is the current status of monsoon?
According to the IMD report, the northern limit of the south-west monsoon is currently moving through Barmer, Jodhpur, Churu in Rajasthan and Bhatinda in Punjab. Meteorologists have given strict instructions to the general public to stay away from waterlogged roads, not to hide under trees or electric poles during lightning and to come out of the house only when absolutely necessary.