Monsoon likely to reach in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar after June 19-20; orange alert in Delhi: IMD
Meanwhile, IMD has also issued a red alert in parts of Uttar Pradesh and an orange alert in the capital, Punjab and Haryana due to heatwave conditions.
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In the Southwest part of the country, monsoon is expected to reach after June 19-20, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The rainfall is likely to happen in several parts of Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, coastal Andhra Pradesh and Northwest Bay of Bengal, some parts of Gangetic West Bengal, and remaining parts of sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Bihar in the next 3-4 days, IMD said.
Meanwhile, IMD has also issued a red alert in parts of Uttar Pradesh and an orange alert in the capital, Punjab and Haryana due to heatwave conditions.
As per IMD, severe heatwaves continue in many parts of Uttar Pradesh till June 18. Districts such as Bulandshahr, Varanasi, Jalaun, Hamirpur, Lalitpur, Sonbhadra, Kanpur Dehat, Mathura, and Agra are on red alert.
"Mainly clear sky. Heatwave to severe heatwave conditions. Strong surface winds (speed 30-40 mph) occasionally in gusty during the day" in the national capital on June 16 and June 17. It forecasts a "partly cloudy sky" along with heatwave conditions on June 18," IMD predicted.
Heavy rainfall batters Guwahati, normal life disrupted
The streets of Anil Nagar and Chandmari areas in Guwahati have been severely waterlogged, disrupting normal life, following heavy rainfall in the region.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a week-long forecast predicting continuous rainfall in Guwahati.
Alerts have been issued for various parts of the country, including Assam and Meghalaya, where heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected until June 20.
IMD has specifically warned of exceptionally heavy rainfall on June 18.
"Assam & Meghalaya is very likely to get isolated heavy (64.5-115.5 mm) to very heavy rainfall (115.5-204.4 mm) on 16th & 17th June and exceptionally heavy rainfall on 18th June whereas likely to get heavy (64.5-115.5 mm) to very heavy rainfall (115.5-204.4 mm) on 19 & 20th June," IMD said on its official Twitter account on Sunday.
Meanwhile, in response to the flooding, Chief Engineer Project Swastik and his team conducted an assessment of flood-affected areas in Sikkim.
With agency inputs
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