Rainfall activity over Northwest India to pick up

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, July 24

After record-breaking rains in Maharashtra, the IMD today said there would be a further reduction in rainfall intensity along the western coast, including Konkan & Goa and adjoining interior Maharashtra, during the next 24 hours.

However, rainfall activity is expected to increase over Northwest India from tomorrow. Heavy to very heavy rain will occur over Uttarakhand between Sunday and July 28, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, and West Uttar Pradesh between July 26 and 28 and Punjab and East Uttar Pradesh on July 27 and 28. Extremely heavy rainfall is also likely over Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand on July 27 and 28, the IMD said.

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