Question

Cherrapunji in Meghalaya used to have the heaviest rainfall in India but not anymore can you give one reason why

Answer 1

cherrapunji receives both the Southwest and northwest monsoonal winds,giving it a single monsoon seasom. it lies on the windward side of the khasi hills .so the resulting orographic lift enhances precipitation cherrapunji receives rains from the bay of Bengal at of the Indian summer monsoon.

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