मानसून आज केरल में दस्तक दे सकता है: समुद्री सीमा में प्रवेश कर चुका, कल से राज्य में भारी बारिश का अनुमान

Southwest Monsoon will reach Kerala today. Monsoon has just entered the maritime border of the country. In a few hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) can announce the arrival of monsoon in Kerala. Monsoon usually hits Kerala on 1st June. Last year i.e. in 2022, the monsoon reached Kerala on 29 May. Whereas in 2021 it reached on 1 June.

IMD has predicted heavy rains in Kerala from Monday. According to IMD, Southwest Monsoon has now advanced into Lakshadweep and parts of South Arabian Sea.

Monsoon status on June 4 at 4 pm. source-imd

In an alert on Sunday, the IMD said ‘at isolated places over Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Kerala, Mahe, Konkan and Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam, Telangana, Rayalaseema and Karnataka. There is a possibility of splashing of thunder with lightning and strong winds. Yellow alert has also been issued in Pathanamthitta and Idukki districts of Kerala till Monday.

The red lines indicate the forecast dates for the monsoon. The blue lines show the actual position of the monsoon.

Normal rain forecast this year

The Meteorological Department has said that the monsoon is expected to be normal this year. If the rains are normal, then food grain production in the country will also be normal. That is, it can provide relief from inflation. Farmers in the country usually start sowing summer crops from June 1. This is the time when monsoon rains reach India. The sowing of the crop continues till the beginning of August.

What is normal rain?
The IMD said that the rainfall is likely to be 96% of the Long Period Average (LPA). If the rainfall is between 90-95% of the LPA then it is said to be below normal. If the LPA is 96%-104% then it is called normal rainfall.

If the LPA is between 104% and 110%, then it is called excess rainfall. More than 110% is called excess rainfall and less than 90% is called drought.

80% agriculture depend on rain water
The southwest monsoon receives 70% of the annual rainfall in the country. Even now 70% to 80% farmers in our country depend on rain water for irrigation. In such a situation, their production completely depends on the good or bad monsoon. Inflation also increases when there is a bad monsoon.

The share of the agriculture sector in the Indian economy is about 20%. At the same time, the agriculture sector provides employment to half of the country’s population. Good rains mean that the income of half the population can be good before the festive season. Due to which their spending capacity will also increase.

What is the rule of monsoon coming in the country?
Monsoon is declared to have arrived in the country when at least 2.5 mm of rain occurs for two consecutive days at 8 stations that have declared the onset of monsoon in Kerala, Lakshadweep and Karnataka.