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Rain Alert: IMD Predicts Increased Rainfall Across India From September 23
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CNBC Awaaz•21-09-2026, 14:50
Rain Alert: IMD Predicts Increased Rainfall Across India From September 23
- •Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Director General of IMD, informed CNBC-TV18 that rain activity is expected to increase across the country from September 23.
- •Rainfall is anticipated in parts of Eastern India and the Southern Peninsula starting September 23.
- •The upcoming rain will slightly alleviate water scarcity in the Southern Peninsula, though it won't restore water levels to normal.
- •North-West India, including Himachal Pradesh, Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Delhi, and Punjab, is likely to experience rain.
- •Central India (Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha) and Eastern India (Andaman & Nicobar, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal) are also forecast to receive rain.
Key Questions Answered
According to IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, rain activity is set to increase and return across the entire country starting from September 23, with specific impacts in parts of Eastern India and the Southern Peninsula.
No, while the rain from September 23 will somewhat reduce water scarcity levels in the Southern Peninsula, the IMD Director General clarified that it will not be sufficient to bring water levels completely back to normal.
Light to scattered rain is forecasted for Himachal Pradesh and Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad from September 24 to 27, Uttarakhand from September 21 to 25, and parts of Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, and Punjab from September 26 to 27.
