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Southwest monsoon-2011: Daily flood situation report 10 Jul 2011

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SITREP NO-40/2011
1700 hours No.32-20/2011-NDM-I
Ministry of Home Affairs
(Disaster Management Division)

SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT EVENTS AS ON 10.07.2011

RAINFALL/FLOOD SITUATION IN THE COUNTRY

• Moderate to heavy rainfall with isolated very heavy falls have been reported in some parts of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Sikkim and West Bengal.

Indian Meteorological Department (Major features of weather forecast)

• Widespread rain/thundershowers would occur over Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, east Rajasthan, west Uttar Pradesh, west Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat state, Lakshadweep, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and along west coast during next 24 hours and decrease thereafter. However, it will continue over Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

• Fairly widespread rain/ thundershowers would occur over Jammu & Kashmir, east Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal & Sikkim and northeastern states.

• Scattered rain/thundershowers would occur over remaining parts of the country outside Tamilnadu and Andhra Pradesh where it will be isolated.