Cyclone Arnab LIVE: New Bay system likely to head for Andhra coast; 300 villages marooned in Ganjam

Rain intensified in parts of Jharkhand on Thursday, and the weather department has issued an alert for a downpour till next morning under the influence of “very severe” cyclonic storm Arnab that made landfall along the Andhra Pradesh coast on Wednesday.

Gudabanda in East Singhbhum district recorded the highest 71.4 mm rainfall since Wednesday evening, followed by Manjhari in West Singhbhum district at 64 mm, the weather department here said.

Ranchi registered 26.2 mm of rainfall, while Chaibasa recorded 60 mm of rain during the period.

“Rain will continue on Thursday, with some districts experiencing heavy to very heavy rainfall. However, the impact will vary by region. For instance, the effect will be less pronounced in the Santhal region, where there is no alert for heavy rainfall,” said Abhishek Anand, the deputy director at the Ranchi Meteorological Centre.

– PTI