September 2014 : Rainfall data of Darjeeling and Sikkim and extreme weather events in Kashmir and Assam

In Sept 2014, rainfall in SHWB and Sikkim went deficient again with no major weather system ie depression or cyclone forming in the Bay of Bengal during the month. Consequently there was no major landslide in the area.
Things were very different in Kashmir during the first of the Sept where approx 3000% excess rainfall was recorded at places (see red dots in middle chart), this lead to flooding and landslides on a hitherto unseen scale in the Kashmir valley.
Towards the end of the month, we saw a repeat of this situation in Assam and Meghalaya and excess rainfall exceeding 1500% of normal was seen in some parts of Meghalaya (see red dots in bottom chart)

Praful Rao,
Kalimpong,
Dist Darjeeling

From NDTV : Natural or Man-Made - Who Takes More Blame for J&K Calamity?

Comment by Praful Rao
On 07Sep2013, Dr Prannoy Roy of NDTV hosted a talk show with many luminaries and experts in Disaster Management, captioned 'Is India ready for the next big disaster?';  almost exactly a year on, we have the answer to that question in Srinagar and Kashmir.
Incidentally, in response to a discussion during the show, that TV channels could easily issue targeted early warning (EW) broadcasts in local dialect to communities likely to be affected by extreme weather events, I made a number of requests to NDTV, NDMA and TISS (all participants in the show) for trials of such EW broadcasts to be conducted in Darjeeling district before the onset of the 2014 monsoons - since we are after all, in one of the most landslide prone regions in the country.
No one responded.

Praful Rao,
Kalimpong,
Dist Darjeeling