India's monsoon deficit increases to 22 percentSeptember 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's monsoon deficit has increased to 22 percent this year and the southwest monsoon has started withdrawing from the northern region, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Friday. "The cumulative seasonal rainfall for the country as a whole is now 22 percent below the Long Period Average (LPA)," a release from the IMD said.
India sees 21 percent monsoon deficitSeptember 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India has recorded a monsoon deficit of 21 percent this year and the southwest monsoon is likely to withdraw from the northern region in the next few days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Friday. The cumulative seasonal rainfall for the country as a whole is now 21 percent below the average, the Met Department said in a release.
Delayed monsoon posing serious problem: PawarJuly 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Admitting that the delayed monsoon was posing a serious problem, the government Friday hoped the situation would improve soon. The problem is serious, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said during question hour in the Rajya Sabha, adding: I hope the situation will improve soon.
Weak monsoon predicted in Delhi, neighbourhood: IMDJuly 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Rain gods don't seem to be smiling on the national capital this year as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) Tuesday predicted a weak monsoon in Delhi and surrounding areas. According to IMD, northwest India comprising Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh is likely to receive very little rainfall.
15 die as heavy rains lash Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, JharkhandJune 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - At least 15 people died after heavy rains lashed Uttar Pradesh, parts of Rajasthan and Jharkhand as a delayed Southwest Monsoon advanced to these states on Monday. While in Haryana, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh the pre-monsoon showers brought down the mercury, bringing a sigh of relief to people across the States.
Punjab Govt. curbs AC usage to save electricityJune 27th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - In a bid to conserve electricity, the Punjab Government has asked all the government-run offices to do without air conditioners for the time being. The initiative has been taken to provide eight hours of uninterrupted power supply to the farmers during the paddy-sowing season.
Monsoon reaches Orissa's southern coastJune 26th, 2009 BHUBANESHWAR - People of Orissa can take a sigh of relief as the much-awaited monsoon touched its southern coast, and will cover entire state in a day or two, say officials. "Monsoon has delayed, actually because earlier its ONSET was on 25th May.
No progress of monsoon yet, says Met OfficeJune 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - There was no progress in southwest monsoon in the country Thursday and the rain-bearing clouds continue to be over southern Gujarat and parts of Maharashtra, an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official said here. "There is no progress in the southwest monsoon and it is over central Arabian Sea, south Gujarat and some parts of Maharashtra," IMD director B.P Yadav told IANS.
Central and State Agriculture Secretaries to discuss delay in monsoonJune 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Agriculture Secretary T Nanda Kumar will meet Agriculture Secretaries of states on Thursday to discuss the situation arising due to delayed monsoon. Agriculture Secretaries of states like Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Bihar, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh will meet to consider measures to deal with the situation.n Wednesday, Union Minister for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences, Prithiviraj Chavan has said that the Southwest Monsoon is likely to remain below normal level vis-à-vis the original prediction and conventional rainfall.
India likely to receive below-average rainfallJune 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - As people in large parts of India wait for the monsoon that has been delayed and farmers are worried about crops, Minister of State for Science and Technology Prithviraj Chavan Wednesday said the country was likely to receive below normal rainfall this year. Quantitatively, the country will receive 93 percent of the average rainfall.
Met Department predicts below normal rain for JulyJune 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI J - The Metrological Department predicted a below normal rainfall in the month of July, expecting 93 % rainfall, as against 96% predicted earlier for this. Addressing the media, Minister of State for Science and Technology Prithviraj Chavan Said the southwest monsoon is expected to be normal this year.
India to witness below normal rainfallJune 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India is likely to see rainfall below normal, Minister of State for Science and Technology Prithviraj Chavan said here Wednesday. "The southwest monsoon rainfall will likely be below normal between June to September, he told reporters.
Delhi, neighbours to get less rain than rest of IndiaJune 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Rain gods don't seem to be smiling on the national capital this monsoon as Delhi is likely to receive much less rainfall than the national average, a forecast released by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Wednesday. "Current observations and forecasts suggest that monsoon will advance over most parts of the country except northwest India by June end.
Monsoon likely to reach Delhi July 1June 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi will continue to bake for another 10 days due to a delayed monsoon. According to the Met department, the monsoon reached Mumbai Sunday and is expected to hit the national capital around July 1.
'Near normal' monsoon this year, says weather officeApril 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The country will experience 'near normal' monsoon this year, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) Friday forecast. 'The rainfall during the 2009 South-West monsoon season from June to September in the country is likely to be near normal,' said a statement from the IMD.
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