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According to the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology-managed System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), at 6 pm on Wednesday, the PM10 level in Mumbai's air was 143 as against 122 in Delhi.
The IMD issued an orange alert in the districts of Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha and Idukki for the day. It also issued a yellow alert in eight districts of the state.
Typically, the southwest monsoon makes its onset over Kerala by June 1 and covers the entire country by July 8. It starts retreating from northwest India around September 17, withdrawing entirely by October 15.
In a statement, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said work is on to clear roads by removing fallen trees. According to officials, more than 6,000 people living along the banks of the Narmada river in Bharuch district have been shifted to safer places in the last two days after the water level rose to 40 feet due to discharge from the Sardar Sarovar Dam.
In Banswara district, which witnessed very heavy rains, a man lost his life after being swept away in a nullah or small canal in on Saturday night, officials said.
The low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal has intensified and become well-marked and is expected to move across Odisha and Chhattisgarh during the next two days, the IMD said.
Systematically examining climate change and extreme weather impacts on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the report said that only 15 per cent of the SDGs, such as tackling hunger, poverty and ill-health among others, were are on track. Other SDGs include improving access to clean water and energy and other aspects of sustainable living and growth.
In 22 districts of the state, there has been 40 mm plus rains in the last 24 hours including Moradabad, Sambhal, Kannauj, Rampur, Hathras, Barabanki, Kasganj, Bijnor, Amroha, Bahraich, Lucknow, Badaun, Mainpuri, Hardoi, Firozabad, Bareilly, Shahjahanpur, Kanpur, Sitapur Farrukhabad, Lakhimpur Kheri and Fatehpur.
IIT Mandi Director Laxmidhar Behera's comments on urging students not to eat meat attracted criticism from netizens.
Heavy to very heavy rains is likely in parts of North Coastal AP (NCAP), South Coastal AP (SCAP), Rayalaseema and Yanam from Monday to Wednesday, along with lightning and thunderstorms.
India's monsoon season which runs from June to October could also see below average rainfall, resulting in higher food prices. So far, as of August 29, the India Meteorological Department has estimated a 9 percent rain deficiency across the country.
The cloudburst took place in Shehnu Gouni village on Thursday and also triggered a landslide that blocked roads at several places.
The relative humidity recorded at 5.30 pm stood at 75 per cent, according to data shared by the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), which prepared the plan and submitted it to the Centre last month, also plans a pilot project to paint roofs in identified areas with white colour to help keep the indoors cooler.
According to the data presented by the India Meteorological Department, rainfall went from an additional 15 in July to a negative 36% in August as 263 out 717 districts in India received inadequate rainfall.
Intermittent rain in most parts of Delhi has played a role in improving the national capital's air quality and keeping temperatures in check.
The Indian Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert for Mumbai City and its Suburban areas for July 28.
Schools and colleges in the districts of Thane and Palghar have been shut for today due to extreme weather conditions
After a heavy downpour on Wednesday which caused water-logging in many low-lying areas and affected local train services, the rain intensity reduced early Thursday morning and there were no showers in some parts of the city.
Of the 33 districts in the state, 14 districts, including the state capital Jaipur, are in the ’abnormal rainfall’ category and as many recorded ’excess rainfall’, while four districts received normal rainfall, a report issued here by the Water Resources Department showed.
Rains continued to lash parts of Punjab and Haryana on Monday, flooding many places, forcing the mobilisation of Flood Relief columns of the Army’s Western Command to assist the two states in rescue and evacuation efforts.
According to the MeT department, Mount Abu witnessed extremely heavy rainfall. At the same time, Abu Road in Sirohi received 160 mm of rain, Ajmer 137 mm, Baniwas in Pali 128 mm and Masalpur in Karauli 120 mm.
However, there are large-scale regional variations in rainfall. While the eastern and northeastern region has recorded a deficiency of 17 per cent (375.3 mm against a normal of 454 mm), north India has witnessed 59 per cent excess rainfall (199.7 mm against a normal of 125.5 per cent), the latest IMD data showed.
All major rivers are in spate, officials said, adding the local met office had issued a fresh red alert of extremely heavy rains (above 204 mm) in ten out of 12 districts, barring tribal districts of Kinnaur and Lahaul and Spiti, on July 9.
Srinagar, Jul 9 People living in the low-lying areas of Kashmir, including Srinagar city, heaved a sigh of relief on Sunday as a flood threat eased ..
