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Due to avalanches, a thick layer of snow has spread in Sonamarg of Kashmir. Machines have been installed to remove it.
Avalanche has occurred in Sarbal district of Sonamarg in Jammu and Kashmir. Due to the heavy snowfall in Machil, a 12 to 15 inch thick layer of snow has accumulated in the last 24 hours. There is a possibility of heavy rain and hail in many places and heavy snow in the higher areas in the next 8 hours.
It has been raining and snowing continuously in Kashmir for the last 36 hours. The Meteorological Department has said that the rain and snow situation will continue till April 30. The Srinagar administration has advised people to stay away from the Jhelum River and Dal Lake and other rivers and streams.
A 13-year-old boy died in a landslide in Karul area of Ramban. At the same time, the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway is closed due to a landslide in Ramban. Earlier on April 26 also, a landslide had occurred on the Ramban-Gul road. Because of this, about 1 kilometer of land was caved in and more than 30 houses were damaged in the village of Pernot, 6 kilometers away from Ramban. The situation is becoming dangerous because of the rain in the area.
Here, the effect of intense heat continues in the country. The Meteorological Department has issued a heatwave warning today for Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Severe heat will hit these states after 3 days.
In states under a heatwave warning, temperatures above 42 degrees were recorded. Apart from this, a temperature of 42º has also been recorded in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. However, there is no hot weather situation in these three states.
There was snowfall in Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir on Monday morning.
There is a possibility of heavy rain and hail at many places in Jammu and Kashmir and heavy snow in the higher areas.
The temperature remained at 43 degrees in Odisha, West Bengal
The temperature in Odisha, West Bengal today was 43 degrees. The highest temperature (45.2 degrees) was recorded in Nandyal, Andhra Pradesh on Sunday.
Apart from this, no heat wave warning has been issued in the capital Delhi at present, but the effect of extreme heat will continue here. The Meteorological Department has said that the temperature in Delhi will be recorded around 40 degrees today.
Due to the Western Disturbance, there is a possibility of rain today in the states of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and North East.
The Meteorological Department said that there will be no drop in temperature due to rain in MP, Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh. Progress is expected in the coming days.
Hot weather is happening in Kolkata, West Bengal for the last two days. At the same time, the effect of intense heat can be seen in Kanpur. The temperature here has been recorded at 43.6 degrees.
Reason for relief from hot weather in North Indian states
IMD scientist Soma Sen Roy said – A storm is brewing in North Indian states. Due to the effect of Western Disturbance active from Afghanistan on India, there is less possibility of heat wave lasting for 1 week in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Delhi.
Weather forecast for the next 2 days…
April 30: Madhya Pradesh-Chhattisgarh temperature may be around 42 degrees.
- Thunderstorm warning is in place in Uttarakhand, Telangana, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura.
- There will be humid heat in Goa, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. At the same time, the temperature in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh will remain around 42 degrees.
- Heat waves will prevail in Odisha, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Goa, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala.
May 1: Severe hot weather will prevail in Bihar, Jharkhand, heavy rain will occur in 4 Northeast states.
- There is a severe heatwave warning in West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand and Bihar. Apart from this, heat waves will prevail in Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
- There will be heavy rain in 4 North Eastern states (Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura).
- The temperature will remain around 42 degrees in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh districts.
- There is a warning of thunderstorms in Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura.
For the first time, heat waves are going on in entire Kerala, intense heat for the second time in 100 years.
This time the situation in Kerala has become very bad due to the heat. The temperature remained above 40 degrees across the state, which is 4 to 5 degrees above the normal level.
A day earlier, mercury in Palakkad was recorded at 41.8 degrees, the second highest temperature in the state in the last 100 years. Earlier in 2016 it was 41.9 degrees.
For the first time, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that heat waves will prevail in the entire state. A yellow heat warning remains in place in all areas. Due to this the domestic tourism industry in the state has decreased by 40%.
Beautiful areas like Wayanad, Munnar are deserted by tourists. People of Kerala go to visit Kashmir, Shimla, Darjeeling. 2.18 crore domestic tourists had arrived in Kerala in 2023, which was 15.92% more than in 2022.
This time the situation is the opposite. According to Manzoor AR, Corporate Sales Manager of Aabad Group of Hotels and Resorts, the situation is likely to remain the same in May due to the heat. While in these months of 2022 and 2023, hotel occupancy was close to 100%.
When does hot weather occur?
According to the Meteorological Department, hot weather occurs when the temperature reaches 40 degrees in the plains, 37 degrees in the areas near the sea coast and 30 degrees in the hilly areas. A heat wave occurs when the temperature increases by 4.5 degrees Celsius above normal and a severe heat wave occurs when the temperature increases by 6.4 degrees.
The UN report claims – 110 lives were lost last year due to hot weather
The United Nations has published a report on the climate of Asian countries in 2023. It is claimed that last year Asian countries were on the list of countries most affected by disasters in the world. Read three important points from the report in sequence…
- Last year, 110 people died in India due to severe heatwaves during the months of April, May and June. At the same time, around 1200 people died due to storm and lightning in different parts of the country.
- Last year, there was a lot of rain in the country in July-August, due to which landslides occurred in many states including Himachal and Uttarakhand, where 25 people died. The rains during July-August also caused massive damage to farmers’ crops.
- There was less rain in India, Bangladesh, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan and Pakistan. The rainfall India received between June and September was 6 percent less than the average rainfall during 1971-2000.
2 estimates regarding monsoon
1. Meteorological Department Forecast – Monsoon will be better than normal, there will be good rain in 20 states including Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday that the monsoon this time will be better than usual between June and September. The Meteorological Department (IMD) considers rainfall between 104 and 110 percent better than normal. This is a good sign for the crops.
IMD said that a rainfall of 106% ie 87 cm may occur in 2024. The Long Period Average (LPA) for the 4 month monsoon season is 868.6 millimeters ie 86.86 centimetres. That means there should be this much rain in the monsoon season. Read the full news…
2. Skymet Forecast – This year there will be normal monsoon, good rains in 23 states including Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh.
The weather agency Skymet had said on Tuesday 9 April that the monsoon will be normal this time. That means there will be average or normal rainfall in 4 months between June and September. The Meteorological Department (IMD) considers rainfall between 96 and 104 percent as average or normal. This is a good sign for the crops. Read the full news…
