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Describe the monsoon of Bay of Bengal. 

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Where does the branch of monsoon of Bay of Bengal cause rainfall? Elucidate.

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It is an important branch of South – Western Monsoon which starts from Bay of Bengal and causes rainfall in eastern and central India. 

This branch of monsoon has been divided into the following three parts:

1. Eastern Branch: This branch of monsoon of Bay of Bengal proceeds towards the east to Assam and causes rainfall in the valley of Brahmaputra river. The average rainfall in this region is more than 200 cm.

2. Central – Eastern Branch: This branch causes rainfall from Western Bengal to the eastern part of Himalayas. This is the branch that causes rainfall more than 1300 cm in Mawsynram located in the hills of Khasi. This average of rainfall is the highest in the world.

3. Western Branch: It is also an important branch of monsoon of Bay of Bengal which goes parallel to the Himalayan Mountains towards the west, i.e Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan. One of its sub – branches turns towards the Plateau of Chhota Nagpur.

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