Heavy rain batters Tamil Nadu overnight, schools shut, several trains cancelled

Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi  and Tenkasi  had on Monday morning a red alert as on late Sunday it was a heavy downpour. Over the Comorin area a cyclonic circulation is in rotation currently in Vijayawada. Due to severe waterlogging many educational institutions are shut down today. Several trains…

Landslides, cloudburst, bridge collapse as rain batters Himachal; Uttarakhand on alert

In Himachal Pradesh’s  Subathu district  on Wednesday there was a cloudburst.  Residents saw the  debris and water gushing into the region with the residents fearing about the house collapse. There was a washaway of vehicles. In the midst of rains , the road was blocked . Traffic movement in the…

40% of India has a rain deficit but in North West India it’s different

Among the four regions of the country , the most dried region is the North west India. Surprisingly North West India has received  rainfall in a disproportionate way . Surplus rainfall is the case now. Since June 1 rainfall has been deficient  in 40%  but in North West India there is a 64% surplus. …

Heavy rain warning across India; alerts issued in Mumbai, Uttarakhand, Himachal

For the past few days  many parts of India has been receiving heavy to very heavy rainfall . Many states like  Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra have been receiving heavy to  very heavy rainfall warning by  Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) .…

Delhi-NCR wakes up to rains, cloudy skies; UP, Uttarakhand brace for heavy showers

On Friday morning Delhi received light rainfall along with a cloudy sky  and chilly winds. In some parts of the country there is a heavy rainfall and flood like situations .  As per India Meteorological Department (IMD) , chances of heavy rainfall expected to lash Delhi during the day . From Friday onwards there is a…

Mumbai records third highest one-day rainfall in July since 2009

Mumbai has received 253.3 mm rainfall in the 24 hours ending 8 am on Friday, making it the city’s third highest single-day rainfall in July in the last 12 years, the IMD data has revealed. This 24-hour period rainfall was recorded by India cDepartment’s Santacruz observatory in the state capital. On July 15, 2009,…