The heavy rain outlook and flooding conditions show no sign of relenting in the context of a fresh monsoon depression taking shape over Jharkhand.
This rain-driving system, which is taking its own time to move laterally, has been traced to over South-East Uttar Pradesh, where it lies practically stationary, an India Met Department (IMD) update said.
The slower the movement of the system, the stronger its capacity to trigger flooding rain in the region under its footprint. There is no sign of weakening of the system in the short term.
According to IMD, the laggard system is expected to move gradually to the west-northwest even as it begins to weaken, but not before bringing another round of wet spell for North-West India.
It is bound for South-West Rajasthan, which means that the rain would spread out over North Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Chandigarh, Haryana, Punjab and the hill states during the next few days.
Meanwhile, indications are that this could be the last of the current series of weather systems from the seas, with August (beginning next week) likely ushering in drier climes over the country.
The IMD said the monsoon was 'vigorous' over Bengal, Jharkhand and Gujarat yesterday with heavy rain reported from Jharkhand, East Rajasthan, Bengal, Jammu & Kashmir, and Himachal Pradesh.
As for today, the heavy rain belt will be active over East and West Madhya Pradesh, North Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, South-East Uttar Pradesh, Vidarbha, Gujarat, Konkan and Goa.