Ranchi: The Indian Meteorology Department (IMD) on Wednesday issued a red warning for heavy rainfall in the next 48 hours more than half a jharkhand.
This is because the development of a low pressure area is well marked in Bengal Bay which is likely to move west to West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand causing very heavy rainfall.
Director of Acting Ranchi IMD, Abhishek Anand, said the low-pressure area in the northern bay of Bengal and his environment had turned into a low-pressure area which was well marked in South Bangladesh and the North Bay side by side in Bengal and West Bengal early on Wednesday morning.
While many parts of the country received moderate rainfall on Wednesday, the IMD bulletin issued by the night predicted heavy with very heavy rainfall in the northeastern, southeast and the state center on Thursday.
The red warning applies to 12 districts in the North East and Central Jharkhand.
Orange warnings have been raised in three districts – Ranchi, Seramala-Kharsawan and Singhbhum Timur.
For Friday, the red warning applies to 18 of the 24 districts.
While the orange susions have been heard in the Chaizela-Kharsawan and Singhbhum Timur, four remaining districts – Gumla, Khunti, Simdega, and West Singhbhum – are in the Yellow Warning category.
Anand said a fairly wide rain estimated for the next 48 hours when the monsoon activity will remain significant under the influence of the low pressure area which is well marked.
“On Sunday, the weather once again will be normalized and there can be sporadic rainfall in an isolated pocket,” he said.
According to Met Parlance, rainfall activity is 2.04.5mm and on top of it is very heavy rainfall while the amount of rain between 115.6mm to 204.4mm is considered a very heavy rainfall.
Red warnings suggest taking pre-emptive steps.
The district administration generally has decided to oversee the situation and there are no evacuation steps starting on Wednesday.
During the rainy season, Jharkhand has received 463.2mm rainfall as a seasonal normal 489.8mm so that it registers a 5 percent deficit.
While rainfall has been less in six districts, four have recorded excessive rainfall while normal rainfall in 16 remaining districts.