Monsoon rains may arrive on the southern coast around June 3, the weather office said on Wednesday, a late debut that will raise fears any revival for drought-hit tracts of southern and western farmland could be delayed.
The rains, which run from June to September, are vital for the 55 per cent of farmland that is without irrigation in India, one of the world's largest producers and consumers of food.
"The date of onset of southwest monsoon over Kerala is likely to be on 3rd June," the India Meteorological Department said in a statement adding the forecast has an error margin of four days, a time frame treated as normal.
In 2012, the monsoon hit Kerala four days after the June 1 date forecast by the weather office, and the season brought below average rainfall across the country, leaving several key sugar- and cotton-growing states parched by drought....
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07:22 PM, May 15, 2013
Delhi saw massive traffic jams and water-logged streets as it received the highest rainfall in February since 1942. ...
07:13 PM, Feb 05, 2013
The Dal Lake in Kashmir is completely frozen. Poonch has witnessed the lowest recorded temperature in 35 years. And across north India, the weather became bone-chilling. In Chandigarh, the mercury dipped to -2.1, Delhi shivered at 1.9 and Hissar in Haryana was cold at -0.8 degree centigrade. ...
07:26 PM, Jan 07, 2013
New Delhi: The Met Department on Tuesday confirmed that the depression over the Bay of Bengal had intensified into a cyclone and that it would hit land by Wednesday afternoon. "Cyclone Nilam will hit the area between Nellore and Nagapattinam by Wednesday evening," IMD Deputy Director MR Ramanan said. The IMD has put the coastal areas in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh on high alert. Meanwhile, on Tuesday, Chennai and...
01:03 PM, Oct 30, 2012
Chennai: A deep depression over the Bay of Bengal, which would further intensify into a cyclonic storm, on Tuesday brought heavy rains in many parts of Tamil Nadu, especially in coastal areas, prompting the government to declare a holiday for schools. Chennai, Kancheepuram, Cuddalore and Villupuram received heavy rains in the morning, inconveniencing office-goers. The cyclonic storm would cross between Nagapattinam and Nellore on Wednesday, Met Department said. "The deep...
10:40 AM, Oct 30, 2012
New Delhi: A major cyclone fear looms over Tamil Nadu after a deep depression in the Bay of Bengal, the Met office in Chennai said on Monday. "There is no cyclone alert. However, if the depression intensifies, it could turn into a cyclone," the Met office said. Heavy rains have been forecast in the state on Tuesday. Schools and colleges in Chennai have decided to remain shut while fishermen have...
07:39 AM, Oct 30, 2012
Bangalore: The monsoon is the lifeline for India. And this year, it's perceptibly weak. In Kerala, where the monsoon first hits, its tempo has slackened. The state has registered a rain deficit of 20 per cent, and in some some areas as low as 50 per cent. Neighbouring Karnataka too is reeling under a deficit of 51 per cent in 27 of its 30 districts. If rain doesn't reach the...
08:00 AM, Jun 28, 2012
RS Dattatreya, Director Seismology, Indian Meteorological Department, said that the Home Ministry has been asked to take necessary precautions. ...
03:51 PM, Apr 11, 2012
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Tremors were also felt in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Orissa where residents ran out of their homes in panic. ...
03:13 PM, Jun 13, 2010
The weather department has predicted foggy days ahead. ...
06:13 PM, Nov 13, 2009
Heavy rainfall is predicted in Gujarat and Maharashtra. ...
02:19 AM, Nov 11, 2009
