Widespread rainfall in Bihar till June 22: Met

PATNA: Patna and several other parts of the state were lashed by monsoon showers on Thursday as predicted by the weathermen. India Meteorological Department (IMD) stated in its all-India weather bulletin on Thursday that widespread rainfall is expected in Bihar till June 22.
Patna Meteorological Centre, on the other hand, said rainfall would continue over the next two days.
The daily weather bulletin issued by Patna Meteorological Centre stated that light to moderate rainfall occurred at most places in western parts of Bihar and many places in rest parts of the state during the last 24 hours. Besides, heavy rainfall occurred in Aurangabad.
Other places which received significant rainfall included Aurangabad (70mm), Hathwa (50mm), Basua and Sripalpur (40mm each) and Thakurganj, Palmerganj, Ramnagar, Deo, Supaul, Bhabhua, Taibpur, Gaunaha, Madhepura (30mm each).
With regard to continuation of rainfall, the weather bulletin said rainfall with thunderstorm would occur at many places in Bihar on Friday and Saturday. The Patna Meteorological Centre stated in its bulletin that rainfall with thunderstorm and heavy rain would occur at one or two places in Araria, Kishanganj and Katihar on Friday and Purnia, Bhagalpur, Banka, Jamui on Saturday.
Meteorologists attributed the prevailing spell of monsoon rainfall to a couple of weather systems prevailing in the region. “A trough line, an elongated low pressure area, was running from south Uttar Pradesh to Assam across Bihar and sub-Himalayan West Bengal. Besides, a cyclonic circulation was situated over Jharkhand and neighbourhood. Accordingly, rainfall is expected to continue in Bihar for next two days owing to moisture incursion from the two weather systems along with other favourable conditions,” an official at Patna Meteorological Centre said.
The southwest monsoon made its onset over Bihar on June 13 and covered the entire state on June 15.