Heatwave and intense heat are continuing in the northern states of the country. On the other hand, heavy rains are being witnessed in the North-East. Due to the rains continuing for the last three days, 6 people have died in Sikkim so far. Hundreds of houses and many roads were washed away in landslides and floods at various places.
The most devastation has occurred in Mangan district of Sikkim. Here on Thursday (13 June), more than 220 mm of rain fell in a day. Due to this, the Sangkalang bridge built last year collapsed, due to which cities like Dzongu, Chungthang, Lachen and Lachung in Mangan district, famous for tourist places like Gurudongmar Lake and Yunthang Valley, have been cut off from the rest of the country.
Disaster management officials engaged in relief and rescue said that about 2 thousand tourists are stranded in Lachung and Chungthang. They can now be rescued only by helicopter, but it is not possible for helicopters to fly in bad weather. At present, tourists have been asked to stay where they are stranded.
The Teesta river in Sikkim is also in spate, which may affect people living in the lower areas of Singtam town. Last year, a flash flood occurred due to the bursting of a glacial lake in North Sikkim. More than 100 people died in it.
IMD has also predicted rain in Sikkim on Friday (June 14). The Meteorological Department said that there may be rain in Sikkim, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya.
Bihar’s Buxar is the hottest in the country, temperature 47.2 degrees
The Meteorological Department has issued a heatwave warning in the northern parts. Heatwave is expected in different parts of Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu, Punjab, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Odisha on Friday (14 June). Due to the delay in monsoon, there is no possibility of relief from heat in the coming days.
On Thursday (13 June), the temperature was recorded above 46 degrees in many areas of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Bihar’s Buxar was the hottest city in the country with a temperature of 47.2 degrees. Temperatures of 44 to 47 degrees were recorded at many places in Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.
According to the IMD, between March 1 and June 9, Odisha has had the maximum heatwave of 27 days. Rajasthan has had heatwave for 23 days, West Bengal for 21 days, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh for 20 days, Madhya Pradesh for 19 days and Gujarat and Rajasthan for 17 days.
Now let’s talk about the monsoon
The monsoon has weakened after knocking prematurely in the southern states of the country. Former Secretary of Earth Science Madhavan Rajeevan said that the monsoon is not likely to progress rapidly for the next 8-10 days. The monsoon is expected to reach Bihar and Jharkhand between 16 and 18 June. It may reach Uttar Pradesh between 20 and 30 June and Delhi around 27 June.
Read weather related news of major states…
Madhya Pradesh: Monsoon may arrive by June 17-18, pre-monsoon activity in 27 districts; heat in Gwalior-Datia
Monsoon may enter Madhya Pradesh on 17-18 June. Before this, there is pre-monsoon activity in the state. Somewhere it is raining heavily, somewhere there is lightning or storm. Today there will be pre-monsoon activity in 27 districts including Bhopal, Indore, Ujjain. On the other hand, the effect of heat will be seen in 9 districts including Gwalior-Datia. Read the full news…
Bihar: Heatwave alert in 13 districts, Buxar hottest in the country with 47.2 degrees; mercury crosses 40 in 18 districts
Severe heat and heat wave are being witnessed in most of the districts of Bihar including Patna. The Meteorological Department has issued a red alert in 4 districts and an orange alert in 9 districts. There is a red alert for heat wave in Buxar, Aurangabad, Kaimur and Rohtas. At the same time, there is an orange alert in Bhojpur, Arwal, Gaya, Saran, Jehanabad, Nawada, Nalanda, Siwan and Vaishali. Read the full news…
Punjab: Heat wave alert in 21 districts, temperature crosses 47.8 degrees in 24 hours; Pathankot is the hottest
There is severe heat in Punjab at this time. The temperature of all 23 districts has crossed 43 degrees. The highest temperature of 47.8 degrees was recorded in Pathankot. At the same time, the Meteorological Department has issued a heat wave alert for 21 districts today. Yellow alert has been issued for 19 and orange alert for 2.
A storm alert has been issued today amid the scorching heat in Haryana. During this time, most of the districts will remain cloudy. Along with this, dusty winds are expected to blow at a speed of 30 to 40 kilometers, due to which there is a possibility of a slight drop in temperature. Haryana’s meteorologist Dr. Madan Khichad says that the weather will change again from June 15 to June 19.
There is no relief from the heat in Jharkhand in the next 24 hours. The Meteorological Department has issued a heatwave alert in the entire state today as well. The cities where there is a red alert for heatwave include the northwestern and southeastern areas of the state. Among these, Garhwa, Palamu, Saraikela are at the highest risk of heatwave. People here have been appealed to be extremely cautious.
Chhattisgarh: Monsoon activity will increase in the next 48 days, chances of rain in Raipur-Durg and Bastar divisions
Monsoon activity will increase in Chhattisgarh in the next 48 hours. The Meteorological Department has also predicted rain in all the districts of Raipur, Durg and Bastar division on Friday (14 June). Due to storm on Thursday (13 June) in Bilaspur, the boundary wall fell on the protesters sitting on a dharna against the coal washery, due to which 5 people were injured.
