Weather conditions have changed across Jharkhand under the influence of the severe cyclonic storm ‘Arnab’, which originated in the Bay of Bengal. Several parts of the state, including the capital Ranchi, have been witnessing rainfall since Wednesday morning, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue a heavy rainfall warning for nine districts. The IMD…
Jharkhand ended the second month of the southwest monsoon with an overall rainfall deficit of 26 per cent, as a late but intense spell of rain in the final week of July was not enough to fully offset the massive shortfall accumulated earlier in the season. The state received 376.2 mm of rainfall against the…
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