Monsoon to be more active, Department urges for preparedness

KATHMANDU, June 28: Monsoon would be more active for three days beginning from today across the nation. 

According to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, the monsoon will become more active till Thursday as the monsoon related low-pressure system is likely to reach the Terai region of the country.  

The Department has requested the general people and all bodies concerned to adopt necessary precautions and preparedness as there is a possibility of landslides in hilly regions as well as water level in big and small rivers and rivulets might be increased and the transport sector might be affected.

There is a possibility of moderate rainfall at most of the places and heavy rainfall at a few places in province 1, Madhes, Bagmati, Gandaki and Lumbini Provinces from Tuesday night to Wednesday.  

Similarly, light to moderate rainfall has been forecast at most of the places of Sudurpaschim Province and heavy rainfall at some places of Tarai area of the province as well as light to moderate rainfall at most of the places and heavy rainfall at one or two places of Karnali Province. 

On Wednesday, the sky across the nation will be fully cloudy and most of the places of the country will witness light to moderate rainfall. 

Likewise, heavy rainfall at some places of Province 1, Madhes, Bagmati, Gandaki and Lumbini Provinces and very heavy rainfall at some places of these provinces has been predicted. There is a possibility of heavy rainfall at a few places in the Sudurpaschim Provinces and heavy rainfall at one or two places in Karnali Province. 

On Thursday, light to moderate rainfall has been forecast at most of the places of Gandaki, Lumbini and Sudurpaschim Provinces and heavy rainfall at some places of these provinces. 

Similarly, there is a possibility of light to moderate rainfall in the remaining provinces.