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June 28, 2024 8:57 PM

Most parts of Himachal Pradesh receive first heavy rainfall of monsoon in last 24 hours

Most parts of Himachal Pradesh received the first heavy rainfall of the monsoon in the last 24 hours. On one hand, due to this rain, the long-running drought period has ended, on the other hand, the fields have got enough moisture for sowing of Kharif crops. This rain has also provided relief to the people from the scorching heat. The Meteorological Department has issued a warning of heavy rain at many places in the state for the next three-four days. Apart from this, an alert of heavy rain with...

August 20, 2023 2:07 PM

IMD issues orange alerts for Arunachal Pradesh, Sub Himalayan West Bengal, West Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Bihar

India Meteorological Department (IMD), has issued orange alerts for Arunachal Pradesh, Sub Himalayan West Bengal, West Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Bihar expecting heavy to very heavy rainfall during the next four-five days. The IMD stated that heavy rainfall activity likely to continue over Madhya Pradesh and East Rajasthan during the next two to three days. It said that Assam and Meghalaya also likely witness thunderstorms and lightning with isolated heavy rainfall from to...

August 13, 2023 1:58 PM

IMD predicts heavy to very heavy rainfall over Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar and Sikkim till tomorrow

India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that heavy to very heavy rainfall will continue over Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, Sub Himalayan West Bengal, and Sikkim till tomorrow. Heavy to very heavy rainfall is also likely to continue over Uttarakhand during the next four days. The weather office also forecast heavy rainfall activity over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura during the next two days. IMD said, subdued rainfall activity is like...

July 16, 2023 9:18 PM

IMD warns of heavy rains in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha & Madhya Pradesh for next 2 days

India Meteorological Department, IMD has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall over Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh and issued an Orange alert for Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, Odisha and Madhya Pradesh for the next two days. It said there is a moderate to high risk of flash floods over a few watersheds and neighbourhoods of Himachal's Chamba, Kangra, Sirmaour, Shimla and Kullu districts till tomorrow. Fairly widespread to widespread rainfall with isolated heavy rainfall is very likely...

July 9, 2023 2:52 PM

Met Office issues red alert weather warning for heavy rains in Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and J&K

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, North Haryana and North Punjab today, warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall, with extremely heavy rainfall of over 204.4 mm in these States. It has also issued an orange alert for Madhya Pradesh, expecting heavy to very heavy rainfall between 115.6 and 204.4 mm. The weather agency has cautioned about the potential for localised flooding and landslides in the affected regi...