Ranchi: Amid severe drought in Jharkhand, the weatherman on Tuesday predicted a fairly widespread rainfall across the state following an upper air cyclonic circulation over North-west Bay of Bengal and the adjoining Gangetic West Bengal and north coastal Orissa.
Under its influence, a low pressure area is likely to
form over the same region during the next 24 hours with
widespread rainfall in Jharkhand, P K Mohanty, Director of
Meteorological Centre, Ranchi, said.
Jharkhand was declared a drought-hit state two weeks
ago after scanty rainfall.
According to Abdul Wadood, senior scientist of the
Brisa Agriculture University, occasional rainfall will help
the farmers, who had not seen such a deficient monsoon
in the last 53 years.
"The weather office forecast will certainly help the
farmers who have transplanted crops, which require stagnated
water, in low lands. Paddy crop in plains which are turning
pale could be saved if it rains now," Wadood said to a news agency.
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