A deep depression has formed off the north Odisha-West Bengal coast, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue a warning for extremely heavy rainfall in Odisha on Monday. The IMD forecast indicates that many parts of the state can expect over 200 mm of rainfall within 24 hours, leading to potentially hazardous conditions.
Heavy rain is also expected to affect West Bengal on Monday and Tuesday, with the Met office predicting overall wet conditions to continue until July 30. The affected regions will include the Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, and Chhattisgarh, as well as the eastern and western regions of both Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur locality experienced the highest rainfall on Sunday, with 330 mm recorded within 24 hours, and similar rainfall is expected on Monday.
According to the IMD, the deep depression system will move north-northwestwards and cross the West Bengal-north Odisha coasts between Balasore and Canning by Monday afternoon. As of 5:30 am on Monday, the system was located 40 km south of Sagar Island, 70 km east-southeast of Digha, 100 km south of Diamond Harbour, and 120 km south-southwest of Canning.
In other weather developments, the IMD has predicted intermittent rain for Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Punjab, Delhi, and most of Northeast India until August 1. The monsoon remains active over western India, with the monsoon trough present along its normal position, helping to revive monsoon conditions.
As of now, the country has recorded 337.7 mm of rainfall this season, representing a deficit of 15 per cent from normal.
