The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted a significant increase in rainfall activity over northwest India starting June 25, with isolated heavy to very heavy showers expected across the region.
Central, eastern, and northeastern India are also likely to witness continued intense rainfall over the next seven days, with extremely heavy rainfall (over 20 cm in 24 hours) forecast for west Madhya Pradesh on June 23 and 24.
The IMD stated that conditions remain favourable for the further advance of the Southwest Monsoon over the remaining parts of the North Arabian Sea, as well as additional areas in Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, West Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, and Jammu, over the next two days.
Very heavy rainfall is likely in East Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Konkan, and Arunachal Pradesh on June 23 and 24, and in Vidarbha on June 24. Jharkhand may see similar conditions on June 26, while Odisha, Haryana, Punjab, and West Uttar Pradesh are expected to receive heavy to very heavy rain on June 25 and 26. Gujarat, Assam and Meghalaya, and Nagaland are likely to experience very heavy rainfall on June 23. Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand are forecast to receive heavy rain between June 23 and 27, and similar conditions are expected in Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad on June 25.
The IMD has advised people in affected areas to stay alert and take necessary precautions as monsoon intensifies across several regions of the country.
