New Delhi: The rainfall in August has been less than 26 percent so far, with deficiencies in two consecutive months triggering fear of normal monsoons this year.
According to the Data Department of the Indian Meteorology (IMD), the rainfall in July was seven percent less than usual.
“August recorded a 26 percent deficiency until yesterday (August 28),” said Director of IMD Mrutunjay Mohapatra, added that these shortcomings had been recorded in North and Central India.
June records more than 10 percent of rainfall.
IMD will soon release estimates for September, he said.
Deficiencies in two consecutive months in the southwestern rainy season four months from June 1 to September 30 have triggered fear of normal monsoon this year.
IMD previously estimated normal monsoons this year.
Weather Skymet, a personal weather forecasting agent, has lowered their estimates to the “under normal” monsoon this year.
According to IMD data, the country received 10 percent rainfall from June 1 to August 28.
The IMD has expected normal rainfall for August (94 to 106 percent of the average period of long or LPA), but it seems that estimates will be separated from the sign.
Rainfall throughout the country as a whole during the second half (August to September) of the 2021 Southwest Monsun season is most likely normal with a tendency to be on the positive side of normal, the IMD has said earlier this month.
The data issued by the Ministry of Agriculture on Friday showed that the rice cultivation area fell slightly 1.23 percent to 388.56 lakh hectares so far in Kharif season 2021-22 due to rain deficits in several countries.
IMD has four meteorological divisions that cover various parts of the country.
Northwest India which includes the northern Indian plains and hill countries have recorded 13 percent less rainfall than usual.
Central Indian Division which includes Gujarat, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Maharashtra have recorded 14 percent deficiency.
The East and Northeast Indian Division covering Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and the northeastern state have recorded eight percent deficiency.
The Southern Peninsula Division which includes all southern states has recorded 5 percent more rainfall than usual …