Monsoon leaves Chandigarh with 16% deficit
Hindustan TimesThe India Meteorological Department has finally declared that the monsoon has withdrawn from the region and from Chandigarh. As per IMD’s daily bulletin, the withdrawal line now passes over western Uttar Pradesh, western Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, and has withdrawn entirely from Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and even Chandigarh. Speaking about the withdrawal, IMD Chandigarh director Surender Paul said, “While monsoon’s retreat did happen after the normal date, it wasn’t too late and won’t be considered delayed. Overall, there is a trend where monsoon onset and withdrawal are both getting delayed by a few days in previous years.” Overall, 710.8 mm rain has been recorded at the Sector 39 observatory of the IMD this monsoon. Further, IMD takes rain recorded in the entire months of June, July, August and September for compiling the overall monsoon figure, even as onset of monsoon was declared in the city on July 1.