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Question
A cricket match at Chennai (Madras) from October 24 to 28 had to be abandoned because of bad weather. As a student of geography provide an explanation and the technical name of this Season in India, the atmospheric pressure conditions over the Bay of Bengal during this part of the year and the typical rainfall experienced in Chennai (Madras) city.
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Solution
The cricket match had to be abandoned because of the retreating monsoon. A high pressure centre begins to build up over the southern region due to the migration of the sun towards the south. By the first week of October the South-west monsoon begins to withdraw from the country. The monsoon moves southwards and causes rain in the southern districts (Chennai) at the end of October.
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