Agartala, Oct. 15 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced on Thursday that the Southwest Monsoon has officially withdrawn from Tripura, stating that there was a deficit of 17 per cent rainfall.
The IMD indicated that the state recorded a total of 1,160.1 mm of rainfall during this monsoon season, which is notably below the normal average of 1,391.1 mm. This rainfall deficit of 17 per cent suggests that precipitation levels in Tripura were significantly less than expected for this time of year.
The IMD highlighted that the highest daily rainfall recorded in Tripura this monsoon season was 229.2 mm, occurring in the West Tripura district. Following the monsoon's withdrawal, the state has seen dry weather for the last 24 hours...