Raipur, 26 August (Kiran News). The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has informed that a low-pressure area is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal in the next 48 hours. Light to moderate rainfall is expected across Chhattisgarh for the next week. The IMD has issued a warning of moderate to heavy rain for all 33 districts of the state on 26 August.
The department has also issued a three-hour rainfall alert for some districts. Sukma, Bijapur, South Bastar Dantewada, Bastar, Narayanpur, Kondagaon, Korba, Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi, Surajpur, and Korea districts are expected to experience thunder, lightning, sudden strong winds, and moderate rain. An orange alert has been declared in these areas.
Meanwhile, light rainfall is likely in Sukma, Bijapur, Bastar, Narayanpur, Kondagaon, North Bastar Kanker, Raigarh, Bilaspur, Korba, Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi, Mungeli, Surguja, Surajpur, Korea, and Balrampur districts, where a yellow alert has been issued.
A cyclonic circulation remains over the Bay of Bengal, tilting southwards with height. A trough is also present, extending from Haryana through North Chhattisgarh up to the centre of cyclonic circulation in the north-west Bay of Bengal at a height of 1.5 to 3.1 kilometres above sea level. The monsoon trough runs from Bikaner, Jaipur, Agra, Prayagraj, Daltonganj, Jamshedpur, and Digha to the Bay of Bengal. Due to the impact of all these weather systems, heavy rainfall is expected in Bastar division and adjoining districts.
Continuous rain has been ongoing in Surguja division for the last three days, disrupting normal life. In Ambikapur, the district headquarters of Surguja, this year’s monsoon has broken a 24-year-old record. As of 24 August, Ambikapur has achieved 100 percent of its seasonal rainfall target for the entire monsoon season.
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