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File picture of a boy wading through floodwater in Dimapur recently. Weather forecast has predicted heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in Nagaland till July 14. The NSDMA has also issued alert for possible of flash floods, mudslides as well as landslides in this period.[/caption]
Bigger risk in Mon, Tizit, Tuli, Longleng, Tuensang, Mokokchung, Wokha, and Bhandari, says NSDMA
Eastern Mirror Desk
Dimapur, July 9: Nagaland along with Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya are expected to receive heavy to extremely heavy rainfall till July 14.
According to Skymet Weather on Tuesday, this would be due to a trough running along the Indo-Gangetic plains, which is now oscillating towards north over the foothills of Himalayas. In fact, the eastern end of the trough would be running through Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, and Meghalaya.
This trough is a semi-permanent feature during the monsoon season, which keeps shifting east to west and vice-versa. Whenever the trough moves along the foothills of Himalayas, Northeast India becomes susceptible to heavy and very heavy rains.
As the trough moves closer, rains would start intensifying. Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and parts of Nagaland would record incessant rains for the entire next week. These incessant showers are most likely to hit normal life in Assam and Nagaland.
However, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura would see light to moderate rains only, as impact of the trough would remain confined to upper areas of the region.
Another report by the Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority (NSDMA), through a press release on Tuesday, stated that several other weather conditions would be seen during this time along with hefty showers.
The next few days will have Nagaland experiencing not only heavy rains and strong winds but also the possibility of flash floods, mudslides as well as landslides. Lightning strikes will also be a common feature during this time and these showers are expected to continue over the state of Nagaland until July 14, it stated,
The northern half of Nagaland will be more vulnerable than the southern half and there is a bigger risk in places like Mon, Tizit, Tuli, Longleng, Tuensang, Mokokchung, Wokha, and Bhandari, according to the NSDMA.
All the District Disaster Management Authorities and “other line departments who are responsible to attend any emergencies caused by natural calamities” have been requested to be on alert “to save lives and properties during this period.”
The NSDMA has also urged the public to be vigilant from lightning, gusty winds, and thunderstorms during this monsoon period. “Public are requested not to shelter under large trees or camp near the river banks to prevent unnecessary risk to life from lightning and flash flood," it stated.
