Jamshedpur: The low pressure which resulted in showers across all districts of Kolhan for the last two days has become weak as it is moving north-eastwards, said weathermen today.
According to a bulletin issued by IMD’s Ranchi Meteorological Centre this afternoon the low pressure area hovering over north coastal Andhra Pradesh and adjoining areas of south Odisha and westcentral Bay of Bengal is gradually becoming weak.
“As per our study the low pressure was moving northeastwards. It will move towards Bangladesh in the next 24 hours. We are expecting partly cloudy sky in several northern districts tomorrow. Weather is expected to be fair on the day of Diwali on October 27,” said an official of Ranchi Meteorological Centre.
Meanwhile, intermittent rains continued in most parts of the state today including Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Dhanbad and Bokaro. Heavy rain was reported from various places in southern, central and north-eastern Jharkhand during the last 24 hours ( 8.30 am of Thursday to 8.30 am of Friday).
Incidentally, active monsoon resulted in a good spell of rain last week. The widespread rain had resulted in pulling down the deficit from 25 to 20 per cent.
Statistics revealed that due to weak monsoon one or two places experienced rains during the past 24 hours. Jamshedpur recorded 26 mm of rain while Bokaro and its adjoining areas experienced less than 10 mm of rain. It also revealed that against the average rainfall of 338.4 mm, the state registered 275.4 mm after the onset of monsoon this year, a deficit of 20 per cent.
Most other farmers in the belt find themselves in a similar fix. They have transplanted the seedlings to most of the fields and have done everything they can do but yet find themselves in a rough situation their crops depend so much on water.
“I had seeds of vegetables and tended to them to the best of my abilities and have done everything that was within my control. Then it rained a bit three days ago and it gave us a bit of hope. But that did not last long as it hasn’t rained after that,” 65-year-old Bhado Manjhi, a farmer of Patamda.
