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Southern states to receive heavy rainfall next week, says IMD

YB WEB DESK. Dated: 11/30/2020 11:48:29 AM

New Delhi, Nov 29 Various parts in southern states were likely to receive heavy to extremely heavy rainfall starting December 1, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in release on Saturday. The IMD said that heavy rainfall is predicted since a low pressure area over south Andaman Sea and adjoining Bay of Bengal was "very likely" to concentrate into a depression in the next 48 hours and intensify further before moving towards the Tamil Nadu coast. "A low pressure area has formed over South Andaman Sea and adjoining areas of Southeast Bay of Bengal and east Equatorial Indian Ocean (on) November 28. It is very likely to concentrate into a Depression during next 48 hours and intensify further thereafter", news agency quoted IMD as saying. It is very likely to move west-northwestwards and reach the south Tamil Nadu coast on December 2. The weather office forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places with isolated extremely heavy falls as "very likely over" south Tamil Nadu and south Kerala on December 2. Further, isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall was likely over these regions on December 1 and 3. Moreover, heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places was very likely over north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Mahe and Karaikal.