New Delhi. The weather department has issued a forecast and alert for rain for several more days. There is a yellow alert for rain in Delhi. This means that moderate to heavy rain may occur here. Apart from this, the weather department has also predicted heavy rain in Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura. There are chances of moderate to heavy rain in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan. At the same time, heavy rain may also be seen in Vidarbha, Goa and Konkan of Maharashtra, Telangana and coastal Karnataka.
According to the Meteorological Department, there will be light to moderate rain in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, UP, Bihar, Jharkhand, eastern areas of Rajasthan, Odisha. Heavy rain may also occur at some places. The Meteorological Department has issued a storm warning in Gujarat till Sunday. Fishermen have been asked not to go into the sea. At the same time, there is an alert of heavy rain in Kishanganj, Araria, Madhubani, Supaul, Sitamarhi, Shivhar, East and West Champaran districts of Bihar. An alert of lightning with thunder and lightning has also been issued in many districts of Bihar. The Meteorological Department has issued an alert of heavy rain in Nainital, Tehri and Pauri Garhwal, Rudraprayag, Chamoli, Bageshwar and Uttarkashi of Uttarakhand.
According to the Meteorological Department, monsoon is spread over the entire country and is active. Due to this, there are chances of heavy rains. The Meteorological Department had already predicted the possibility of above average monsoon rains this year. However, in June, there was 19 percent less rainfall than the average and till mid-July, very little rain was seen in 6 states. At the same time, heavy rains caused havoc in many states including South India, Maharashtra and Northeast. Hundreds of people have lost their lives in landslide incidents in Wayanad, Kerala, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
