Monsoon has not gone yet, floods are coming in hilly areas and West Bengal, IMD has issued a warning

New Delhi: This is the last month of monsoon, after which its departure will start, but looking at the weather in many states of the country, it seems that it will be delayed. The Meteorological Department has predicted that the monsoon will remain active. Meanwhile, continuous rain due to low pressure areas has put many districts of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and West Bengal in danger of flash floods within the next 12-24 hours. IMD has issued red to orange alerts in many areas of these states. The rain that occurred in Delhi on Thursday and Friday has already completed the quota of the month of September. After taking a little rest from 15-17, the rainy season will start once again from 18 September.

Flood threat due to heavy rain
The low pressure area over northwest India brought heavy rains to western Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh on Friday. Now it is likely to weaken from today i.e. Saturday. There is a risk of moderate to high floods in some districts and local urban flooding in others. It is likely to continue throughout the day. Skymet said that some complete waterlogging may occur due to rain in the next 24 hours.Danger in these states too
The situation will remain cloudy for a while in eastern India, mainly West Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand, as the IMD has predicted that the well-marked low pressure area over northeast Bay of Bengal is likely to continue moving west-northwestwards and intensify into a ‘depression’ over coastal Bengal and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal by September 14. Consequently, Odisha, Jharkhand and Bihar may experience very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall till September 15. Some districts of Bengal including South and North 24 Parganas, East Medinipur, West Medinipur, Howrah, Hooghly, Nadia and Bankura are expected to face mild to moderate flash floods. The IMD has issued an orange alert warning for Jharkhand and a red alert for Odisha and Bengal for Saturday.

Localised flooding of roads, waterlogging in low-lying areas and closure of underpasses mainly in urban areas, localised landslides/mudslides and damage to horticulture and standing crops are some of the expected impacts listed by the IMD due to heavy rains for Uttarakhand, Himachal, UP, Haryana, Gangetic Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar and Chhattisgarh.