Rain, thunderstorm to continue in Bihar: Met

PATNA: Medium to heavy rainfall continued at many places in the state on Friday. Patna meteorological centre stated that monsoon was vigorous over Bihar in the last 24 hours.
The India Meteorological Department on Friday predicted widespread rainfall with isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall to continue over northeast and adjoining east India during the next three days. Isolated extremely heavy rainfall is also likely over Bihar on Saturday.The IMD also issued forecast for thunderstorm accompanied with lightning at a few places in Bihar during the next four to five days.
Patna meteorological centre has also predicted rainfall with thunderstorm in almost all 38 districts till Sunday. Though the intensity of rainfall may slightly reduce on Monday and Tuesday, it is again likely to increase for two days thereafter.
The Patna centre stated that light to moderate rainfall occurred at most places over Bihar and heavy to very heavy rainfall at few places over north Bihar during the last 24 hours. Heavy rainfall also occurred at one or two places over south-west and south- central parts of the state during the last 24 hours.
The places which received significant amount of rainfall included Bahadurganj in Kishanganj and Hayaghat in Darbhanga-(130mm each), Taiyabpur in Kishanganj, Chatia in East Champaran and Daudnagar in Aurangabad district (120mm each), Bodh Gaya, Gaya and Thakurganj in Kishanganj (110mm each), Araria, Motihari, Hussainganj in Siwan and Pachrukhi (90mm each).
The ongoing rainy spell has been attributed to favourable position of trough — an elongated low pressure area along with convergence of winds in the region. The Patna meteorological centre stated that a trough line was passing across Punjab to east Bihar across Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. A second trough line was running from Bihar to east Vidarbha across north Chhattisgarh.