INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU, OCTOBER 2The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has urged farmers to postpone the schedule for rice
harvesting and ensure the prompt storage already harvested rice as the duration of monsoon is getting prolonged this year.
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Tentatively, the process for monsoon exit commences on October 2 and this year, it still remains active
Senior meteorologist Barun Poudel said the duration of monsoon is getting prolonged as it is likely to take around one week for its
departure.According to the Meteorological Forecasting Division under the Department, at present the axis of the monsoon trough remains at an
average location and Nepal experiences impacts of the low pressure system based in surroundings of the Bihar and West Bengal states in
India.
Cloudy sky is expected for the next few days and rainfall is likely to take place at several places and in this
prediction, farmers need to be especially careful for protecting their crops
This is rice harvesting season, if there is a planto cut rice plants, it is advised to postpone by a week and if already collected, it
He urged famers to wait until monsoon ends to harvest crops.Tonight, partly to generally cloudy is expected throughout the country
Light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning is likely to occur at some places of Koshi Province, Madesh Province, Bagmati Province and
Lumbini Province and at one or two places of rest of the provinces.Two years ago, the Department had revised the tentative timeline for an
entry and exit of monsoon setting it at June 13 to October 2
Prior to this, this timeline was fixed at June 10- September 23.The tentative period for the monsoon is revised being based on the analysis
of each 10 years.In the recent years, the exit of monsoon is getting delayed.This year, monsoon began on June 14 and it was spread
nationwide after nine days of the arrival
It firstly arrived in eastern part of Koshi, Madhesh and Gandaki Provinces and almost all part of the Bagmati Provinces
When it was in initial phase, it caused significant losses of lives in eastern Nepal.
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