Published 14:07 IST, September 1st 2019

IMD predicts torrential rainfall in parts of Karnataka and Odisha.

Isolated parts of Karnataka and Odisha are likely to receive heavy rainfall and squally weather on Sunday as predicted by Indian Meteorological Department.

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Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that isolated pockets over Odisha and Coastal Karnataka are likely to receive heavy downpour on Sunday. Some of or areas of Himachal Presh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Rajasthan, and Mhya Presh are also expected to undergo heavy rainfall. "Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Gangetic West Bengal, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Assam & Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura, Mhya Maharashtra, Konkan & Goa, Coastal Andhra Presh & Yanam, Telangana and South Interior Karnataka," IMD said on Sunday.

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Squally wear likely to prevail over Arabian Sea 

Strong winds with ir speeds reaching 45-55 kmph, are very likely to prevail over West-Central & Southwest Arabian Sea, Central and joining Souast Bay of Bengal. Tempestuous wear is likely to prevail over rth Andaman Sea. IMD has vised fishermen to t venture into se areas. Thunderstorm alongside lightening over Bihar, Jharkhand and Gangetic West Bengal can also be expected, it ded.

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Crucial Moonsoon situation in India

population of more than 8,869,768 is affected by flood and landslide, nearly 1,155 people are reported to be de across India due to monsoon related incidents as per latest report of National Emergency Response Centre, Ministry of Home Affairs, released on 26th August 2019. rains from June to September are a lifeline for rural India, delivering some 70 percent of country's rainfall, but y also cause death and destruction each year. Maharashtra and Gujarat along with Karnataka and Kerala were among hardest hit by floods that damd rail lines, ros, and hectares of summer-sown crops. At least 95 people were killed and more than 50 are missing in Kerala, where heavy rainfall triggered dozens of landslides last week and trapped more than 100 ors. Among rrn Indian states Himachal Presh, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Maharashtra are flood-affected states. 

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