June 13: Monsoon that entered Province 1, 2 and Bagmati Province since Friday has made its way to Gandaki and Lumbini Provinces from Saturday.

According to the Meteorological Forecasting Division under the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, the monsoon will enter the western parts of the country in a day or two.

The Division informed that there is a possibility of light to moderate rainfall in many places of the country after monsoon becomes active later this week, the state-owned national news agency RSS reported.    Generally, the monsoon starts on June 13 and exits on October 2 in Nepal.

Most places of the country may receive more rainfall than average during this monsoon, according to the South Asian Climate Outlook Forum. 

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) had earlier issued warning of more than normal rainfall this year. Chief Executive of NDRRMA Anil Pokharel has been urging the public to remain alert to avoid possible losses of lives and properties from monsoon-induced disasters.

The NDRRMA has launched Impact Based Forecasting (IBF) as a pilot project in nine districts – Sindhupalchowk, Gorkha, Rasuwa, Baglung, Myagdi, Syangja, Dailekh, Kalikot and Jajarkot – for early warning against disaster, NDRRMA’s Communication Expert Ranjana Shrestha informed New Business Age.

“Earlier, this technique used to be implied to forecast floods. But now, NDRRMA has launched a pilot project in 9 districts through which prediction of even landslide can be done,” said Shrestha.

Meanwhile, the Meteorological Forecasting Division said there is an impact of a low-pressure belt from the northwestern Bay of Bengal and surrounding areas in the country’s east and central area and of a mix of westerly and local winds in the western areas.    
As a result, the country received rainfall on Saturday following a partial or normal change in the weather.