NEW DELHI (Commodity Online) : Is the warm El Nino winds hit the normal course of india’s monsoon rains this season, it might be, said IMD and IITM.

After the poor monsoon performance in July and so far in August, experts here at the India Meteorological Department (IMD) and the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) are saying El Nino could be the reason for such a poor showing.



Earlier in June, World Metereological Organisation (WTO) warned weather experts in India that monsoon would be affected due to a probable development of warm El Nino-type winds in the Pacific Ocean region.

However, they also believe the same development would benefit the progress of the north-east monsoon, also known as the 'reverse monsoon'.

El Nino is a weather anomaly responsible for deficient rainfall and drought situations globally. IMD now believes the El Nino impact might bring the weakest rains in India since 2002-03.

The developments raise concern for Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan. These regions have been the worst hit and do not benefit from the reverse monsoon or the north-east monsoon.

While the south-west monsoon has seen the adverse impact of El Nino, the north-east monsoon might see a positive impact of this weather condition.

This development is significant for states like Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and certain parts of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.

Marathwada in Maharashtra, East Madhya Pardesh, Telangana and Rayalaseema in Andhra, and states in the north-east region might get good rain from the north-east monsoon.

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