Rainy days for Maharashtra does not seem to end as of now as the state has been receiving exceptionally good rains for the last many days. In fact, the Konkan division has been raining lavishly with isolated pockets recording extremely heavy rains as well.
On the other hand, parts of Madhya Maharashtra, Vidarbha also recorded some scattered light to moderate rains. Meanwhile, isolated light spells were observed over parts of Marathwada as well.
In the span of 24 hours, from 08:30 am on Wednesday, Harnai recorded extremely heavy rains to the tune of 138 mm, followed by Alibag with 95 mm, Dahanu 84 mm, Mumbai’s Santa Cruz Observatory recorded 43 mm of rains, meanwhile, Colaba recorded 32 mm of Monsoon rains, Pune 31 mm, Ratnagiri 35 mm, Wardha 53 mm, Nagpur 25 mm and Vengurla witnessed 18 mm of rains.
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As per Skymet Weather, the reason for good rains over Konkan division can be associated with the offshore trough running from North Maharashtra to North Kerala coast. Along with this, a cyclonic circulation is also persisting over South Gujarat.
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In the wake of this, we expect, moderate to heavy showers to continue over Konkan region in places like Mumbai, Ratnagiri, Harnai, Dahanu, and Mahabaleshwar. Additionally, few good spells are also possible over the regions of Madhya Maharashtra. Hence, places like Pune, Nashik, Malegaon, Kolhapur, and Satara may also receive light to moderate spells.
Moreover, moderate to heavy showers are also likely to continue over parts of Vidarbha. Gradually, the cyclonic circulation which is in Northwest Bay of Bengal would move towards Maharashtra, leading to an increase in rains over Vidarbha and Madhya Maharashtra in the next 24 to 48 hours.
At this stage, let us see the impact of this weather on the agriculture belt of Maharashtra:
Farmers in Marathwada and Vidarbha regions are advised to complete the sowing of Soybean, Cotton, Maize, Bajra, and Tur. Farmers in Konkan and Madhya Maharashtra are recommended to complete sowing of Paddy, and Sugarcane.
Soybean and Cotton sown in June 1st week are almost 20-25 days old, therefore, in these crop weeding should be done and are to be dressed in sufficient quantity of fertilizers. In Konkan and Madhya Maharashtra region, farmers are advised to drain out excess water from Paddy and Sugarcane field.
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