New Delhi, July 16 -- A well-marked low-pressure area over the northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining north Odisha-West Bengal coast is set to intensify rainfall across eastern and northeastern India over the next week, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Large parts of northwest, west-central and south peninsular India are likely to witness below-normal monsoon activity.

The IMD has also forecast rainfall over eastern Uttar Pradesh and the western Himalayan region during the next seven days.

Odisha is expected to receive fairly widespread rainfall on 17-18 July. Bihar, Jharkhand, Gangetic West Bengal, and sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim are also likely to receive widespread rainfall, with heavy to very heavy sho...