Monsoons become active in North East

SHILLONG, July 29 – The monsoons, which have been almost eluding the North East this season, have finally become active in the region.

While most of the places in the region have been witnessing moderate to heavy rainfall since the past two days, the Meteorology department has predicted it would continue for about a week, making it conducive for farming.

A cyclonic circulation formed over Bangladesh and Tripura was moving towards Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. This system has pulled moisture from the Bay of Bengal, resulting in widespread rainfall in the region, a Met official said.

The system was likely to move further north.

While Guwahati received 61.5 mm rainfall since Tuesday morning, Shillong recorded 59.5 mm.

Most of the places in the region received moderate to heavy rainfall during the period resulting in a dip in the mercury level which had soared abnormally due to dominance of dry and hot air.

The North East, home to the world’s wettest place Mawsynram, has witnessed the highest rainfall deficit in the last 30 years which meteorologists attribute to global warming.

Arunachal Pradesh received a deficit of 30 per cent, while the shortfall in the Assam-Meghalaya region was around 46 per cent. The rest of the States also recorded a deficit of about 46 per cent. – PTI