The seasonal rainfall expected at 105 per cent of Long Period Average (LPA) with a margin of ±5 per cent, it added.
The monsoon is vital to India's agricultural sector, which sustains roughly 42.3% of the population and accounts for 18.2% of the national GDP.
Taking a dig at the Delhi government’s clean drinking water from taps scheme that was inaugurated in DDA flats of Pandav Nagar, Rajendra Nagar Assembly constituency, Congress has called free water a reality only during monsoon, referring to the waterlogging in the capital.
The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has issued a red alert for October 16 in Chennai and the surrounding districts of Tiruvallur, Chengalpattu, and Kancheepuram in Tamil Nadu.
The Uttar Pradesh government has provided Rs 163.15 crore in compensation for crops damaged by floods across the state this monsoon season.
According to the NDMA, at least 17 children and seven women were among the victims, reports Xinhua news agency.
According to the data shared by the minister, the highest number of deaths and injuries during the time period was recorded in Sindh and Balochistan.
Our body’s immunity is lowered during any seasonal change and thus the susceptibility of catching any virus or disease increases. The damp and filthy condition plays host to various germs, bacteria and viruses.
Asking people to cooperate with the administration, Kejriwal said adequate arrangements have been made for the people living near the river.
As many as 19 lives were lost and property worth crores of rupees was reportedly destroyed in the last three years till 20 July this year as a result of flash floods due to cloudbursts.
