Ranchi: It rained in different parts of the state including the capital on Sunday evening, indicating the onset of the weather system under the influence of a western disturbance. The Ranchi Meteorological Office of the India Meteorological Department issued a hailstorm alert in Jharkhand for the next 48 hours on Sunday afternoon.
The Met Office issued a special bulletin forecasting moderate thunderstorms with lightning and hailstorm in 18 districts on Monday, with the southern districts of Gumla being exempted. Simdega, peg, West Singhbhum, East Singhbhum and Seraikela-Kharsawan, However, on Tuesday, a hailstorm alert was issued in all 24 districts.
“The hailstorm can damage plantations, horticulture and standing crops, injuring people and cattle,” the Met Office said in its bulletin.
Earlier in the day, the Meteorological Department issued a separate advisory for agriculture for the next 48 hours. Although it predicted that isolated rains in the north and central parts of Jharkhand could prove beneficial for wheat if irrigation is avoided, it advised farmers to take immediate drainage in fields where chickpeas, pulses and rice are available. And there’s mustard.
The Met Office has also predicted that potato and vegetable plants may be damaged and infected with various diseases (such as potato blight) if pesticides are not sprayed and water is not drained.
The sky remained sunny in Ranchi in the afternoon, making way for a sudden rain shower in the evening. However, at the time of filing the report, there was no assessment of rainfall in the state capital. Daltonganj It rained till 5.30 pm on Sunday.
Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Daltonganj, Bokaro-thermal region and Chaibasa recorded at least 2.5 degrees above normal day and night temperatures on Sunday. However, meteorologists have predicted a drop in the day temperature on Monday.
The Met Office issued a special bulletin forecasting moderate thunderstorms with lightning and hailstorm in 18 districts on Monday, with the southern districts of Gumla being exempted. Simdega, peg, West Singhbhum, East Singhbhum and Seraikela-Kharsawan, However, on Tuesday, a hailstorm alert was issued in all 24 districts.
“The hailstorm can damage plantations, horticulture and standing crops, injuring people and cattle,” the Met Office said in its bulletin.
Earlier in the day, the Meteorological Department issued a separate advisory for agriculture for the next 48 hours. Although it predicted that isolated rains in the north and central parts of Jharkhand could prove beneficial for wheat if irrigation is avoided, it advised farmers to take immediate drainage in fields where chickpeas, pulses and rice are available. And there’s mustard.
The Met Office has also predicted that potato and vegetable plants may be damaged and infected with various diseases (such as potato blight) if pesticides are not sprayed and water is not drained.
The sky remained sunny in Ranchi in the afternoon, making way for a sudden rain shower in the evening. However, at the time of filing the report, there was no assessment of rainfall in the state capital. Daltonganj It rained till 5.30 pm on Sunday.
Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Daltonganj, Bokaro-thermal region and Chaibasa recorded at least 2.5 degrees above normal day and night temperatures on Sunday. However, meteorologists have predicted a drop in the day temperature on Monday.
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