New Delhi: Finally made progress to Delhi-NCR, Southwest Monsun on Tuesday covered the entire India five days past the usual date of July 8.
However, the rainy season keeps the capital waiting 16 days outside of June 27.
The seasonal rainfall activity will now accelerate sowing summer plants (Kharif) in the northwestern region with a short delay in covering all countries that are not expected to influence agricultural operations.
Historical data (1960-2021) showed irregularities starting July 8 were not too significant.
Monsun has covered all countries on July 19, 2017 and 2019 while the most delayed recorded in 2002 when it happened on August 15.
By chance, the country reported the area of ​​the AREAF of Kharif plants both in 2017 and 2019.
The total area was sown, in fact, more dependent on the distribution of rainfall rainfall throughout the rainy season (June-September) rather than in early or late coverage except Substantial deviation.
Farmers usually synchronize their sowing operations with the arrival of the rainy season in each region.
“The current gap in the area compared to last year is expected to be incorrected in the next two-three weeks if the rainy season is like a new ‘rest phase’ like that.
Those from June 19 to July 8,” said an agriculture official official.
Ministry data shows Areaf Kharif has covered around 47% (500 lakh hectares) from normal seduced areas (nearly 1,073 lakh hectares) season since the beginning of spring rain in June.
“The remaining 53% is likely to be borne during the season until September end,” the official said, referring to the predictions of the rainfall of the ‘normal’ overall monsoon.
The arousal numbers show that the area sprinkled on July 9 is 58 lakh hectares less than the area reported during the period in accordance last year.
But good rainfall in other parts of the country, except northwestern India, has resulted in an increase in the area by 3 lakh hectares above the ‘Normal’ region (497 lakh hectares) from the same period.