Uneven distribution of monsoon rainfall has increased the concern of some states

22-Jul-2024 09:00 PM

New Delhi. The total rainfall of the southwest monsoon has reached close to the long-term (normal) average, but due to uneven distribution of rain, farmers of some states are quite worried.

The temperature there also remains high. The southern states - Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana - collectively received 193.6 mm rainfall between July 1 and 21, which is 42.1 percent more than the normal average level of 136.2 mm. Similarly, 353.2 mm rainfall was recorded in the eastern and northeastern region,

which is 19.4 percent more than the long-term average (LPA) of 295.90 mm. This region includes West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram,

Tripura, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim. The central region of the country includes Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Goa.

There, 244.5 mm of rain fell in the first 21 days of July, which was 16 percent more than the normal average level of 210.7 mm.

But the total rainfall in the northwestern region was only 128.6 mm, which was 4.7 percent less than the normal average of 135 mm.

Out of the 36 meteorological subdivisions of the country, 9 subdivisions received less or very less rainfall than normal.

Similarly, out of 729 districts of the country, 283 districts received less rainfall than the normal average and in this too,

there are 42 districts where very less or negligible rainfall has occurred. Farmers there are waiting for heavy rains for sowing Kharif crops.