India’s monsoon has arrived early ~ and for once, the country may finally catch a break. The southwest monsoon, which typically blankets the sub-continent by July 8, has covered the entire country nine days ahead of schedule this year.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast an active and intense monsoon phase across the eastern state of West Bengal, warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall in both southern and northern parts of the region through the coming week.
A wet Thursday morning set the tone for what promises to be a rain-drenched next few days, with the regional Met office forecasting continued showers, gusty winds and potential disruptions across both south and north Bengal.
A brainstorming session organised by the 11th edition of "Odisha Manaska- All Things Odisha" dwelt on Odia people’s resolute fight with monsoon-related catastrophes, the resilience on their part to overcome Nature's fury.
Villages are submerged, rivers are raging, and entire communities are cut off — a deepening flood crisis is sweeping across West Midnapore and Jhargram districts as relentless monsoon rains continue to lash southern West Bengal. The disaster, unfolding with alarming speed, has drowned homes, snapped transport lifelines, and left thousands stranded in knee to waist-deep water.
Delhi Congress President Devender Yadav on Sunday slammed the BJP-led Delhi government accusing it of making hollow promises while failing to initiate serious groundwork to prevent monsoon-induced flooding in the Capital.
Delhi’s PWD Minister, Parvesh Verma, has assured residents that all preventive measures to prevent waterlogging for the upcoming monsoon season will be completed by May 30.
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.
