Cyclonic circulation triggers 30 mm rain in Jamshedpur

Jamshedpur: Jamshedpur today woke up to rains and overcast condition, due to formation of a trough line extending upto 5.8 km above mean sea level. 

” The southwest monsoon is in full bloom over Jharkhand.� A cyclonic circulation and a trough line is resulting in rains at many places during the past 24-hours,” said an official of Meteorological Centre.

�A bulletin issued by IMD’s Ranchi and Patna Met Centres this afternoon predicted heavy rain� at one or two places over northern Jharkhand during the next two days.

�Jamshedpur experienced over� 30 mm of rain. Gumla,� Godda, Dhanbad and as many as 10 other IMD observatories recorded rainfall of over 20 mm� each. IMD observatories in over 15 places recorded 10 mm of rain.

Against a normal of 1,030.9 mm, the state has so far after the onset of monsoon actually recorded 730.7 mm of rain, a deficit of 29 per cent

.Heavy rain that has hit the city from Wednesday evening has left over 100 houses inundated with rain water.  The city has recorded over 30 mm of rainfall in last 24 hours. Many parts of Mango, Jugsalai are still under knee-deep water, making it difficult for people to move. Most of the roads are dotted with stalled vehicles, adding to the chaos. In some low lying areas several autos have been reported stranded in water.

Several parts of the state, especially the southern  and north-eastern districts, have witnessed a good spell of rain.

An official said satellite pictures and chart analysis also indicated  that a trough  was running  from south Gujarat to coastal West Bengal through the cyclonic circulation, hovering  between 3.1 and 5.8 km above mean sea level.

The axis of monsoon trough at mean sea level  was on Wednesday stretched between Bikaner, Jaipur, a centre of low pressure area over north Madhya Pradesh and adjoining southwest Uttar Pradesh, Ambikapur, Jamshedpur , Digha and  northeast Bay of Bengal.

The official informed that city recorded 101 mm of rainfall till 8.30 am, additional 60 mm rain was reported till 2.30 pm Jamshedpur and other parts of Kolhan woke up to heavy showers.

Meanwhile, nearly 800 residents of over 70 flats (G+4) of Adarshnagar Seventh Phase are affected by waterlogging and had to wake in knee-deep water this morning for their daily chores

Heavy rains and poor drainage has led to waterlogging near the entrance to the hospital gate forcing people to wade in ankle-deep water. Last night water had even entered into the MGM hospital.

According to the reports, slums in the Baghbera, Shastrinagar, Jugsalai, Sonari among other areas that are prone to washout during monsoon season, are confronting problems. The low pressure build-up and an active monsoon trough resulted in a shower showdown at many places during the past 24 hours.