Bihar-Jharkhand to get good rain in next 2 days

August 7, 2016

Bihar and Jharkhand are two states that receive good rainfall during Monsoon. In the last month as well both the states received adequately well rains. At present, there are a few weather systems that affect the rainfall over the states. The cyclonic circulation which was over Odisha and Jharkhand in the middle level has merged …

Bihar to receive heavy Monsoon showers for next few days

July 22, 2016

The axis of the Monsoon trough is now passing through Ganganagar, Delhi, Kanpur, Daltonganj, Keonjhargarh, Paradip and thence southeastwards to central Bay of Bengal. It is lying quite close to the foothills of Bihar. Moreover, a cyclonic circulation is lying over northeastern parts of Bihar and adjoining Sub-Himalayan West Bengal. These weather systems will bring heavy to very heavy rainfall over eastern parts …

Monsoon 2016: Rain deficient Bihar to get hefty rainfall

July 20, 2016

Since the last few days, good rains have been making a frequent visit to Bihar. On July 19, that is yesterday, Bihar received 36% excess rain. But when compared to the cumulative rainfall figures since June 1 to July 19, the rainfall figure for the state stands at 6% rain deficiency. But now a cyclonic circulation …

Monsoon 2016: Bihar witnessed good rainfall, more to follow

July 17, 2016

Since the last 48 hours, Bihar has received heavy to very heavy rainfall at many places. These rainfall activities can be attributed to axis of Monsoon trough which is at present passing through Bihar via Patna and Bhagalpur. Since the beginning of Monsoon, the rainfall was not very impressive over East India including Bihar. That …

More Monsoon rains in the offing for Jharkhand and Bihar

July 16, 2016

The state of Jharkhand and Bihar have been receiving good rains in the month of July. So much so that heavy rains have been recorded over both these state during the past 48 hours. Several areas in Jharkhand have received more than 50 mm rains. During the last 24 hours from 8:30 am on Friday, …

Lightning claims over 100 lives in Bihar, Jharkhand, UP, MP

June 23, 2016

Torrential Monsoon rains accompanied by lightning strikes have claimed about 120 lives across the eastern parts of the country in last 2 days. The states of Bihar, Jharkhand, East Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh have been witnessing thundershowers since Tuesday. In a tweet recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his anguish. Deeply anguished by loss …

Monsoon 2016 turns deadly claims 56 lives in Bihar, 42 in UP

June 22, 2016

More than 56 people have been reportedly killed and numerous others were injured in Bihar as heavy to extremely heavy Monsoon rainfall along with lightning strikes lashed the entire region. The worst affected area is Patna with 5 dead. The death toll is expected to go up as more reports are coming in from other districts. …

Widespread rainfall of varying intensity to continue over Bihar

August 21, 2015

By the end of July, rainfall deficiency in Bihar stood at 31%. But now, as on August 21, rainfall deficiency in the state has come down to 18%. Over the last 8 to 10 days, scattered light to moderate rain has been observed over most parts of Bihar. This has brought down the rainfall deficiency …

Gaya records 132 mm rain in 24 hours, more in the offing

July 6, 2015

Southwest Monsoon’s revival in the country has brought good rains in Bihar as well. Gaya in particular has received heavy rainfall since yesterday. In a span of 24 hours, from 8.30 am on Sunday, Gaya received 132 mm of rain. More rain is expected over the region during the next 48 hours. Gaya has now …