Northeast receives erratic rainfall

AGARTALA/GUWAHATI: Mountainous northeastern India has experienced asymmetric pre-monsoon rains, regardless that Tripura recorded 71 according to cent excess rainfall, officials of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) mentioned.
The IMD mentioned the seasonal monsoon (June to September) rainfall might be 93 according to cent of the lengthy length moderate over northeast India, comprising 8 states -- Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura.

According to an IMD report available with IANS, the pre-monsoon (March to May) rainfall was nearly customary in Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura, regardless that there was a seven according to cent deficit in moderate rainfall in those meteorological sub-divisions.

The 8 northeastern states are divided into four meteorological sub-divisions.

According to the IMD report, right through the three-month-long pre-monsoon length, Arunachal Pradesh sub-division witnessed the easiest deficit of 32 according to cent rainfall, recording 507.8 mm rainfall (exact) against the common of 750.four mm.

With 23 according to cent deficit, Assam and Meghalaya sub-division recorded 451.7 mm rainfall (exact) against the common of 590.2 mm.

Meghalaya's Cherrapunjee holds the report of being the second wettest position on earth, even as Mawsynram, also in Meghalaya, now holds the Guinness report for the easiest quantity of rainfall -- 11,873 mm -- in a yr. Cherrapunjee still holds the report for the easiest quantity of rainfall in a calendar month, with 9,300 mm of rain recorded in July 1861.

The IMD report mentioned that the Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura sub-division recorded 461.7 mm (exact) rainfall right through the pre-monsoon length against customary moderate of 494.1 mm.

Though there's a seven according to cent deficit in pre-monsoon rainfall, according to the IMD standard this is considered as customary.

Sikkim and adjacent West Bengal shape a separate sub-division of IMD and right through the pre-monsoon length witnessed 466.8 mm rainfall (exact) against the common of 457.1 mm rainfall, registering a two according to cent surplus.

IMD Director Dilip Saha mentioned that right through the pre-monsoon length, Tripura witnessed a report 71 according to cent excess rainfall. From March 1 to May 31 -- over 985 mm against the common of 574.2 mm.

According to officials of the Tripura Agriculture Department, right through last month's floods brought about by means of heavy pre-monsoon rainfall, standing plants valued at Rs 3.90 crore had been damaged and around four,500 farmers were suffering from the deluge in West Tripura district by myself.

The four-month-long monsoon, alternatively, also brought about floods, landslides and erosion within the mountainous northeast India, specially in Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh. These states witnessed many deaths last yr because of floods and landslides.

Assam by myself reported more than 150 deaths because of floods last yr.

According to an reliable of Assam State Disaster Management Authority, right through the pre-monsoon length, not like previous years, there was no major flood in Assam.

"However, emergency response teams in all the flood-prone districts have been put on alert to tackle possible floods this year. Currently, 14 units of emergency response teams are ready to deploy to assist people during floods," the reliable told IANS refusing to expose his identity.

National Disaster Response Force personnel and the military have also started flood-preparedness exercises in different northeastern states.