Monsoon to regain strength from July 15; level of Ganga rises
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Patna: After a lull, monsoon is set to gather pace across the state from July 15, bringing relief from the prevailing dry spell and soaring temperatures. While most regions have witnessed dry conditions, light and scattered rainfall was reported in select areas over the past two days.
In Patna, the Ganga's water level has shown a rise at key points including Maner, Digha Ghat and Hathidah. At Digha Ghat, the river, which typically flows at 40 meters, the water level was recorded at 47.30 meters. Officials confirmed the water currently remains below the danger mark of 50.45 meters.
According to the bulletin issued by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), isolated rainfall at one or two places are expected to occur for the next three days across the state, whereas moderate rainfall is likely to occur from Tuesday onwards in most of the areas.
In Patna, Wednesday's rainfall has brought a slight dip in maximum temperatures. The maximum temperature is expected to hover from 34 to 36 degrees Celsius for the next three days here, and in the other southern districts of the state. The minimum temperature will range between 26-28 degrees Celsius. No major change in the maximum or minimum temperature is expected to occur for the next five days.
The IMD issued an alert of thunderstorm and lightning for Sunday and Monday at one or two places over the eastern and north western districts of the state.
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On Friday, light rainfall was reported in Aurangabad, Dehri, Supaul, Muzaffarpur, Bhagalpur and Patna. Less than 1mm of rainfall was recorded in these areas except Bhagalpur. The highest maximum temperature of the state was recorded in Gopalganj at 37.5 degrees Celsius, whereas the lowest minimum temperature was recorded at 27.2 degrees Celsius.
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