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Southwest monsoon-2011: Daily flood situation report 12 Jul 2011

Attachments

SITREP NO-42/2011

1700 hours

No.32-20/2011-NDM-I

Ministry of Home Affairs

(Disaster Management Division)

SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT EVENTS AS ON 12.07.2011

RAINFALL/FLOOD SITUATION IN THE COUNTRY

• Moderate to heavy rainfall with isolated very heavy falls have been reported in some parts of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Jharkhand.

• Indian Meteorological Department (Major features of weather forecast)

• Fairly widespread rain/thundershowers would occur over Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal & Sikkim, northeastern states, Gujarat region, west Madhya Pradesh, Madhya Maharashtra, Telangana, Lakshadweep, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and along west coast. Rainfall activity may decrease over Bihar, Jharkhand and Gangetic West Bengal after next 24 hours.

• Scattered rain/thundershowers would occur over remaining parts of the country outside Punjab, Haryana, west Rajasthan, Saurashtra & Kutch, Rayalaseema and Tamilnadu where it will be isolated. Rainfall activity will increase over western Himalayan region and north peninsula after next 24 hours.