Monsoon to reach Kerala in next 48 hours, yellow alert issued: IMD

New Delhi: Southwest Monsoon onset in India may knock in Kerala in the next 48 hours. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said in a statement released on Wednesday that weather conditions are looking favorable for the onset of monsoon (IMD Monsoon Update) over Kerala in the next 48 hours. IMD had predicted in May (IMD Monsoon Prediction 2023) that on June 4 in India, the monsoon will knock on the coast of Kerala. Generally, the southwest monsoon sets in over Kerala around June 1 every year. It is normal for it to come 7 days before or 7 days after June 1.

In the meantime, the “very severe cyclonic storm” “Biparjoy” is likely to intensify over the central and adjacent southeast Arabian Sea around Goa within the next 12 hours.
A yellow alert has been declared in the districts of Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta and Alappuzha.

According to the Meteorological Department, conditions are also favorable for further advance of Monsoon into other areas of the South Arabian Sea. In the next 48 hours, Monsoon is likely to move towards entire Lakshadweep, Southwest, Central and Northeast Bay of Bengal. In the next 2 days, it can also move towards the northeastern states.

Monsoon is very important for agriculture in India. Kharif crops in the country depend only on rains. There are three seasons of crops in India – Zaid, Rabi and Kharif.

The crops which are sown in June-July and harvested in October-November are called Kharif crops. Monsoon is very important for them. Those which are sown in October-November and which are ready from January to March are called rabi crops. The crop which is prepared between Rabi and Kharif is called Zaid.

The crops which are sown in June-July and harvested in October-November are called Kharif crops. Monsoon is very important for them. Those which are sown in October-November and which are ready from January to March are called rabi crops. The crop which is prepared between Rabi and Kharif is called Zaid.

The Meteorological Department has predicted heat wave conditions in Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana for the next 4-5 days. Heat wave conditions occur when the maximum temperature reaches at least 40 °C in the plains and at least 30 °C in the hilly areas.