India’s wettest zone in driest phase
At an average 11,430 mm, Cherrapunjee and adjoining Mawsynram in Meghalaya receives the world’s highest rainfall. This monsoon, however, these ‘rain-magnets’ are nowhere near half that mark.
Meghalaya is the reason why the North-East is India’s wettest zone.But ever since the monsoon officially set in on May 25, the region (minus Sikkim) has received 46 per cent less rainfall. Meghalaya leads the table with a whopping 76 per cent deficit.
“This monsoon has started on a very disturbing note,” regional director of Regional Meteorological Centre Deva Kanta Handique told HT.“Like Meghalaya, Nagaland has received 56 per cent less rainfall up to June 23.
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Meghalaya is the reason why the North-East is India’s wettest zone.But ever since the monsoon officially set in on May 25, the region (minus Sikkim) has received 46 per cent less rainfall. Meghalaya leads the table with a whopping 76 per cent deficit.
“This monsoon has started on a very disturbing note,” regional director of Regional Meteorological Centre Deva Kanta Handique told HT.“Like Meghalaya, Nagaland has received 56 per cent less rainfall up to June 23.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://epaper.hindustantimes.com
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