Water level in reservoirs increased due to 9 percent surplus rainfall from the first half of July

22-Jul-2024 11:50 AM

New Delhi. In the first month of the southwest monsoon i.e. June 2024, there was about 11 percent less rainfall in the country as compared to the long-term average (LPA), but more rainfall was recorded in July.

Due to 9 percent surplus rainfall till the second week of the current month, the total rainfall deficit has come down to 2 percent.

It is worth noting that in the first week of July, there was about 39 percent surplus rainfall, but in the second week the monsoon became very sluggish and weak.

Now in the third week, it has again become active in many states of the country, due to which heavy rains are occurring in states like Maharashtra, Gujarat and Telangana.

Apart from this, there is news of normal rainfall in many states. Due to good rainfall, the water level in dams and reservoirs has started increasing.

The good news is that in June, seven reservoirs of the country had dried up completely, out of which four reservoirs have started to have water reserves and the remaining three reservoirs can come out of the zone of drying up with the help of further rain.

Due to the release of water from Nepal and the continued spell of rain from the sky, many districts of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar are in the grip of floods.

The water level of the rivers is rising. Rapti in Gorakhpur, Kosi and Bagmati in Bihar and Brahmaputra river in Assam have been severely flooded.

However, in some states of the country, rainfall has been less than normal or very less. According to the Meteorological Department, till July 18, out of the 724 districts of the country from which data was collected,

61 percent districts received normal or more than normal rainfall and 39 percent districts received less than normal or very less rainfall. Due to this, the water reserves (level) in dams and reservoirs could not increase much in some states. The reserves are expected to increase further.