Swaying its fresh shower, MeT asserts monsoon to become more active this week

New Delhi, August 14: Unusual weather like heavy rains in some southern parts of nation and less rain in northern parts has made uneven climate graph but there is good news for those waiting for rains that monsoon is expected to become more active across the country this week.

 

Additional Director General, MeT Department Mritunjay Mohapatra said that there is a low pressure over the Bay of Bengal which will make the Monsoon more active and is likely to bring good showers over central India, reducing overall rain deficiency.

He said rainfall activity over Kerala, Karnataka and the Ghats of Tamil Nadu is likely to increase in intensity again during the next 48 hours, in addition to a fresh surge of monsoon westerlies.
Mohapatra also said, a monsoon trough over the western Himalayas was bringing rains over Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, parts of Uttar Pradesh and other states.