Gujarat Monsoon 2018 Forecast: State to Receive Heavy Rainfall During Next Three Days
Due to this warning, the rise in water levels in various river basins is very likely. The impact of the heavy rainfall on the Gujarat coast may be seen in Nasik’s Damanganga Basin, in Mumbai and also in the west flowing rivers basin along with Krishna, Brahmaputra and Barak Basins.
New Delhi, June 26: The Gujarat coast is set to receive heavy to very heavy rains during the next three days i.e. from today to the 28th of June, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted. Meanwhile, heavy rainfall has been forecasted for this entire week in Konkan and Goa, Coastal Karnataka, West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura.
In wake of the weather warning by IMD, the rise in water levels in various river basins is very likely. The impact of the heavy rainfall on the Gujarat coast may be seen in Nasik’s Damanganga Basin, in Mumbai and also in the west flowing rivers basin along with Krishna, Brahmaputra and Barak Basins.
In Damanganga Basin:
A rapid rise in water level in the districts of Nasik in Maharashtra, Valsad in Gujarat and Daman in UT of Daman and Diu is expected during the next 48 hours. Since the level in Madhuban Dam in Valsad district of Gujarat is low, there will be good inflows increasing the water level and storage in the reservoir.
In Mumbai:
Due to very heavy rainfall forecast with isolated extremely heavy rainfall in North Konkan on 26th June, floods situations are likely as the coast would witness high tides.
In West Flowing Rivers Basin:
The rivers having their source in the Western Ghats and flowing into the Arabian Sea may witness flash floods in association with the forecast rainfall during the next 5 days.
Necessary precautions in the old bridges along the highways and along the Konkan Railway routes needs be taken as flow may increase suddenly along the course of these rivers in districts of Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg in Maharashtra, Goa, Uttara Kannada, Udupi and Dakshina Kannada Districts of Karnataka.
In Krishna Basin:
River Krishna and its tributaries are likely to rise in upstream districts of Satara, Sangli, Kolhapur, Pune, Sholapur districts in Maharashtra. Since most of the dams in Krishna Basin are having very low storage, the inflows into Dams in Maharashtra may increase with the forecasted rainfall.
In Brahmaputra Basin:
River Teesta and its tributaries are likely to rise in the districts of Jalpaiguri and Coochbehar in West Bengal and in Sikkim. Necessary precautions need to be taken in these rivers in Sikkim and West Bengal.
In view of the forecast rainfall in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam in the districts of Siang, East and West Kameng, Lakhimpur, Dhemaji, Jorhat, Sonitpur, Barpeta, Chirang, Goalpara, Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar, South Salmara and Dhubri districts, strict vigil along the rivers in these districts have to be maintained for the next 3 to 5 days.
In Barak Basin:
River Barak and its tributaries in Cachar, Hailakhandi and Karimgunj district of Assam and rivers Manu, Gumti, Haora and their tributaries in Tripura are also likely to rise depending on the intensity of rainfall.
The IMD data on Monday revealed that less than 25 per cent of the country has received normal or excess rains, with the weatherman saying that monsoon activity has revived over the weekend and is making a steady advance.
Monsoon is expected to hit the national capital on June 29, which is its normal onset date. After making an early arrival on May 29, three days ahead of its normal on-set date, the Southwest Monsoon battered the coastal parts of Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra and south Gujarat.
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Jun 26, 2018 01:37 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).