IMD issues heavy rain warning for these 9 states in view of Cyclone Biparjoy

New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday said that Cyclone Biparjoy is very likely to move east-northeast and maintain the intensity of a depression during the next 12 hours. The IMD has also issued a warning of heavy rain in South Rajasthan, North Gujarat, West Bengal, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, South Interior Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Sikkim, while forecasting light to moderate rain in Gangetic West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand. Has been done. Odisha, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

“Heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely over South Rajasthan and heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely over adjoining North Gujarat region and Kutch. Light to very heavy rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy falls over Northeast India and Sub-Himalayan West. Moderate rain is likely.” Bengal and Sikkim during the next five days, the IMD said in a statement on Saturday.

The IMD further predicted that isolated rain and thundershowers are likely over Gangetic West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha over the next three days, followed by fairly widespread rainfall.

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Light/moderate rain with thunder and lightning very likely at isolated places over Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand during next four days, and isolated rain very likely over plains of northwest India during next three days. ,

Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely over Southwest Rajasthan from June 17-18, Southeast Rajasthan from June 17-19, Northwest Madhya Pradesh from June 19-21.

The IMD has also predicted that light/moderate scattered rain with thunder and lightning is very likely over South India during the next five days.

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“Heavy rainfall very likely over Tamil Nadu during June 17-19, Kerala during June 18-21, and South Interior Karnataka during June 19-21. No significant weather over rest of the country during next five days” Change is unlikely.” IMD predicted.