Widespread rain to continue for another 48-hours in Jamshedpur

Jamshedpur, March 12: �Meteorological Centre has predicted rain covering most of the districts of Kolhan for another 48-hours.
Official of IMD’s Ranchi Meteorological Centre ,today said the western disturbance as a cyclonic circulation over Pakistan has converted into a� depression.

” As per our study cyclonic circulation was  extending upto 9.5 Km above mean sea level tilting westwards.Today’s satellite pictures and chart analysis indicated fairly widespread rain in Jharkhand for another 48 hours. The impact of the western disturbance would wane from March 16. Scattered rainfall would continue on March 15,” said the official.

The meteorological department also predicted heavy rain  at a few isolated places over central Jharkhand tomorrow.

Meanwhile, several places including Ranchi, Jamshedpur and  Latehar witnessed rain for the second consecutive day today. The local IMD observatory recorded 9 mm of rain while Ranchi experienced around 1 mm of rain. 

Reports of rain also poured in from  Simdega, Chakradharpur and Chaibasa in West Singhbhum, Ramgarh,  Chandil and Nimdih in adjoining Seraikela-Kharsawan district  and Ghatshila in East Singhbhum. 

Most places including Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Daltonganj, Dhanbad, Bokaro, Hazaribagh, Chaibasa in West Singhbhum , Garwah and  Latehar for the last two days recorded day’s reading much below the normal