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by Manjula Fernando

The enhanced rainy situation in the country these days is due to a mild disturbance in the Bay of Bengal, Met Department Duty Forecaster G.B.Samarasinghe told the Daily News yesterday.

He said the monsoonal conditions are expected to recede from the Asian region towards the end of September. Atmospheric disturbances are prominent during this transition period between the monsoon and the inter-monsoon. The prominent rainfall in Southern, Western, Central and South Western parts of the country is due to such a disturbance.

Nevertheless, the recorded rainfall in Colombo during the 24 hours ending at 9 am yesterday, was very little with only 7.4 mm. Throughout yesterday morning there was a constant rainfall in Colombo. Hopefully this might spread towards catchment areas later in the evening, he said.

The catchment areas too have not received a significant rainfall that might help increase power generation in the hydropower reservoirs so far.

According to the Met Department statistics, during the 24 hours which ended at 9 am yesterday, the highest rainfall in the catchment areas were reported in Laxapana which was 9.2 mm followed by Nortonbridge (7 mm) and Castlereigh (5 mm). Maussakele, Randenigala, Polgolla, Victoria, Bowatenna, Samanalawewa received no rain.

The highest rainfall was recorded at Labugama - 25.5 mm.

Mr.Samarasinghe said that they expect significant rainfall in catchment areas when the region comes under the influence of intermonsoonal conditions in October.

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