New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- A depression over Jharkhand and adjoining Gangetic West Bengal is set to intensify monsoon rainfall across parts of eastern and central India over the next two days, with isolated very heavy rain expected in Odisha, Jharkhand, East Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

The Western Himalayan region, meanwhile, is likely to see heavy to very heavy rainfall through most of the week.

India's cumulative southwest monsoon rainfall was 12% below normal between 1 June and 12 August, with East and Northeast India recording the largest seasonal deficit, according to the IMD. The country received 486.2 mm of rainfall during the period, against the normal 552.6 mm. East and Northeast ...