Mon Sep 09 12:02:32 UTC 2024: ## Deep Depression Brings Heavy Rains Across India

**New Delhi:** A deep depression over the Bay of Bengal crossed the Odisha coast on Monday evening, bringing isolated extremely heavy rainfall to several regions across India. The depression, which arrived slightly later than originally predicted, brought heavy rain to Chhattisgarh, Odisha, and East Rajasthan, as well as Vidarbha, Madhya Maharashtra, and Gujarat.

Satellite imagery captured rainfall over several states including Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, East Rajasthan, and East Uttar Pradesh.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted continued heavy rainfall for several regions in the coming days. Isolated extremely heavy rain is expected in East Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday, while West Madhya Pradesh and Vidarbha will face similar conditions until Wednesday.

The IMD also issued warnings for isolated heavy rainfall in other regions:

* **West & Central India:** Madhya Pradesh (next seven days), Chhattisgarh (Tuesday), Vidarbha, Konkan & Goa, ghats of Madhya Maharashtra, and Gujarat Region (until Wednesday)
* **South India:** Kerala and Mahe, South Interior Karnataka, and Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam (Tuesday), Coastal Karnataka (until Wednesday)
* **East & North-East India:** Odisha (Tuesday), Meghalaya (Thursday and Friday), Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura (Wednesday to Friday), Jharkhand (until Friday), plains of West Bengal and Arunachal Pradesh (Tuesday to Friday), hills of West Bengal and Sikkim and Bihar (Wednesday to Friday), Odisha (Wednesday), Assam & Meghalaya (Tuesday to Saturday), and the North-Eastern States (until Friday).
* **North-West India:** East Uttar Pradesh (Tuesday and Wednesday), west Uttar Pradesh (Wednesday to Thursday), East Rajasthan (Wednesday and Thursday), Haryana (Thursday), and Uttarakhand (Thursday and Friday).

While the monsoon trough remains south of its normal position and is expected to continue for the next few days, there is no indication of another low-pressure area forming in the Bay of Bengal. However, the West Pacific/South China Sea is experiencing increased activity with at least two major typhoons developing in the coming days.

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