The Hindu Business Line : Rainfall still not enough, says IMD

RAINFALL in nine of the 26 meteorological sub-divisions in the country is still deficient despite good rains across the country from July-end reviving kharif crop hopes.

According to the latest weekly weather report of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), of the 524 districts covered by the 36 sub-divisions, 32 districts have so far received scanty rainfall while an additional 174 districts have received deficit rainfall.

The IMD report indicates that 40 per cent of the districts have received deficient or scanty rainfall while only 60 per cent of the districts got normal and excess rainfall. Among the meteorological sub-divisions that received deficit rainfall till August 4 are West Uttar Pradesh (deficit - 50), West Rajasthan (- 35), East Rajasthan (- 22), Himachal Pradesh (- 44), East Madhya Pradesh (- 13), Kerala (-18), Karnataka (-22), Vidarbha (-22), Jharkhand (-34) Telangana (-13), Rayalaseema (-11) and Punjab (-37).

These apart, there are some other meteorological sub-divisions that have received deficient rainfall. These are East Uttar Pradesh (-13), Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry (-14), Lakshadweep (-14), Marathawada (-7), Jammu and Kashmir (-15), Andaman & Nicobar Islands (-9) and Gangetic West Bengal (-9).

As many as 28 districts of Uttar Pradesh, 19 districts of Madhya Pradesh, 10 districts of Maharashtra, 21 districts of Rajasthan, 8 districts of Tamil Nadu, 7 districts each of Kerala and Andhra Pradesh, 6 districts of West Bengal and 5 districts of Karnataka have received deficient rainfall till last week. This apart, in Rajasthan, 11 out of the total 64 districts in Uttar Pradesh and 5 districts in Punjab have received scanty rainfall.

On the other hand, till August 11, 2003, as many as 31 meteorological sub-divisions in the country have received normal rainfall. Out of these, as many as 10 sub-divisions recorded excess rainfall.

Given this scenario, experts feel, there could be a decline in the agricultural output affecting the overall growth rate of the economy.

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