Monsoon sets in Bihar, Bengal and Odisha; Delhi awaits

The weatherman has predicted heavy to very heavy rain in Bihar, Gangetic West Bengal, Odisha, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, coastal Karnataka and Kerala on Saturday.

The maximum temperature in Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai settled at 32.8, 37.1 and 35.2 degrees, respectively.

Heavy rain lashed Kerala and Lakshadweep. Several houses were damaged and trees got uprooted at many places. A tree fell on the tracks at Nemom when the Thiruvananthapram-Chennai-Egmore train was to pass, following which rail traffic was held up for some time. Many houses were damaged in strong winds in the district.

Several instances of trees getting uprooted were reported from various parts of Thiruvananthapuram, causing disruption in power supplies. Alathur and Mankara in Palakkad district received 9 cm of rains while Ottapalam and Enmayur, also in Palakkad, and Perinthalmana in Malappuram received 7 cm of rainfall each, IMD bulletin said.

Bihar’s northeast part received monsoon rain. Monsoon is expected to advance to other areas in the next three to four days.