Recent news indicates heavy showers in Andhra Pradesh, combined with threats of floods in parts of Tamil Nadu. The monsoons seem to deliver positive as well as negative news with reports of the negative impact of the rains and cyclones on the crops in Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh and the positive impact of heavy monsoons on hydel power generation in Punjab.
Rainfall
- Heavy rain claims lives in Andhra Pradesh
- More rain ahead for Tamil Nadu, North East monsoon gets active
- Heavy rain lashes parts of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu
- Incessant rains in Pondy, Tamil Nadu for second successive day
- Rain in Chennai city suburbs for the third consecutive day
- Showers hit traffic, Chennai city floats
Impact of the rains
- Nashik, Maharashtra: Untimely Rains Cause Severe Damage to Crops
- Untimely showers damage crops on 1.5lakh hectares in Maharashtra
- Monsoon bounty: Punjab’s hydel power output doubles
Floods
Cyclones
Other
- Flood risk mapping Chennai: Mapping shows elevated roads and subways blocking rainwater
- Kerala to be Asia’s premier weather forecast hub with Rs 20-crore radar
- WAT-SAN, a unique pyramid shaped handpump, can provide safe drinking water to those marooned during floods: District Magistrate's proposal on handpumps for flood-hit people accepted
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