Guwahati: The Meteorology Department of India (IMD) on Monday issued a warning with very heavy rainfall across Assam, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh until August 27.
The Cherrapunji tourist hotspot in Meghalaya is likely to receive a very heavy rain in the next two days.
“Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland-Manipur-Mizoram-Tripura in the Northeast are currently facing rainfall deficits of 25% and 35% respectively.
Although rainfall is in the normal range in the Assam-Meghalaya sub-division with a 19% deficit, at 21 % Deficiency, Assam is still in the deficit category.
But the amount of good rainfall in the next four days can bring Arunachal Pradesh and Assam in the normal range of rainfall, “said Sunit Das, a senior scientist at the center of regional meteorology, IMD.
‘Orange warnings’ – the second highest in terms of rainfall – issued for Assam, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh can worsen the flood situation, especially in Assam.
Except Meghalaya and Tripura, five other northeastern countries have experienced this rainy rainfall deficit (until Monday).
A ‘orange warning’ means warning the authorities to ‘be prepared’ to fulfill emergencies.
Tuesday and Wednesday, the IMD has warned rainfall to moderate in most places with isolated heavily until the rainfall is very heavy over Arunachal Pradesh.
During that period, IMD estimated that Assam and Meghalaya would experience minor rainfall to moderate in most places with severely isolated to very heavy rainfall in isolated places.
The Met Office said that local floods and landslides could hit Assam, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh because of rain.
In Assam, the rain was unrelenting, it could cause a rise on the surface of the water in the North Bank Brahmaputra River, which was warned.
In Assam, farmers were worried about the possibility of a rain destroyed because the sowing season was on the threshold of completion in several regions.
Agricultural scientists, however, said that severe heavy rainfall in August-end would not damage the rice on a large scale.
“Heavy rains will not have a disaster impact on agriculture in Assam at this time.
Padi transplantation has ended in the state.
Actually, farmers who have transplanted rice a few weeks ago will benefit from the rain this week,” said Professor at The Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Rajib Lochan Deka, said.
Assam will go through Sali’s Sali cultivation, which contributes around 75% of the total production of Padi Assam.
Last year, Sali Paddy was cultivated at 18.78 lakh hectares of land in the state.
In general, the plant area remains the same, while per temporary estimate of the Directorate of State of Economic and Statistics, Sali’s production will grow up to 61,02,845 metric tons in the state in 2020-21.