Industry Odisha Bureau, Jun 27: Even though the annual south-west monsoon has already touched India since the first week of this month, and is reportedly being claimed to have progressed into large parts of India, North India is reportedly being claimed to be bereft of a good downpour till date.
Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has reportedly informed through its weather forecast bulletin that, “Since the northern limit of monsoon is gradually moving forth, good rains are likely over the next three to four days in North India, especially in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh.”
The IMD has also reportedly reasoned out that, “good downpour is being witnessed to be elusive in North India since the Bay of Bengal has till date been deprived of low-pressure-systems that cause drawing of huge amounts of moisture to the inland.”
The IMD has also reportedly attributed to “the El Nino impact, that is developing over the Pacific Ocean abnormally, is affecting the south-west monsoon and weakening the wind convergence towards North India. Although the Monsson is advancing northward after its as usual onset in India’s southernmost state of Kerala, the absence of low-pressure systems in the Bay of Bengal is unable to draw adequate amounts of moisture from the Indian Ocean for which the moisture-bearing winds are not progressing towards North India resulting in a dry spell.”
