PINAKI MAJUMDAR
Jamshedpur, Aug 21: IMD’s Ranchi Meteorological Centre predicted light to moderate rain in several isolated areas of Jharkhand today.
The intensity of rain would be more in north-western and central Jharkhand.
The low pressure area over southern Bangladesh was today lying over central parts of Bangladesh and neighbourhood .
The associated cyclonic circulation extends up to 7.6 Km above mean sea level. It is likely to move north-northwestwards across West Bengal during the next 48 hours.
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The monsoon trough at mean sea level was passing through Sri Ganganagar, Rohtak, Orai, Churk, Malda to the centre of low-pressure area over central parts of Bangladesh and neighbourhood.
The cyclonic circulation over Jharkhand and neighbourhood at 0.9 Km above mean sea level persists.
Light to moderate rainfall accompanied by thundershowers was observed at many places over the state during the past 24 hours.
Monsoon activity was normal over the state. The rain deficit of the state was currently 15 per cent.
Statistics showed that several districts have so far recorded normal rainfall.
