Weather Update: IMD predicts heavy rainfall in THESE states. Check list here
Live MintThe India Meteorological Department has forecasted rainfall in various regions of South and North West India until October 15. Stay informed, stay safe!” Meanwhile, the weather agency has anticipated light to moderate rainfall with thunderstorms and lightning in Kashmir-Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand from October 13 to 15. Speaking on withdrawal of the southwest monsoon, IMD said, “Conditions are favourable for further withdrawal of Southwest Monsoon from some more parts of Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh; some parts of Gangetic West Bengal & Odisha.” "Some more parts of Karnataka and remaining parts of Telangana, Maharashtra and Central Arabia Sea during next 2-3 days," it added. In the northeastern part of Sikkim, from Wednesday to Saturday, the IMD expects cloudy skies and one or two spells of light rain or thundershowers during the early hours. In the wake of the disaster triggered by a Glacial Lake Outburst Flood from South Lhonak Lake, which has wreaked havoc in the Teesta basin spanning Sikkim and North Bengal, a distressing situation has unfolded in the northeastern state of Sikkim.