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Rainfall deficit drops to 2.3%, heavy showers soon, says IMD | India News – Times of India
NEW DELHI: The overall monsoon rainfall in June ended in a deficit of 11% but turned into a surplus during July 5-10. However, the rainfall turned negative again thereafter, with 2.3% below normal (June 1-July 11) on Thursday.
However, this deficit will be recovered quickly, as IMD predicted.widespread rainfall “with heavy to very heavy rainfall” along the west coast and a heavy spell over central, eastern and northeastern India till July 17. “Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely over Konkan & Goa, Madhya Maharashtra and coastal Karnataka from July 12 to 15,” the weather forecast said on Thursday.
The current overall deficit of 2.3% is mainly due to 7.5% below normal rainfall in central India and 4.5% of deficit rainfall in eastern & northeastern India. However, excess rainfall of 8.6% in peninsular India and 1.4% in northwestern India has not only reduced the national deficit to 2.3% but also the water storage situation in reservoirs in these regions.
As a result, the available storage capacity of living water in 150 major reservoirs has increased from 20% on June 27 to 22% of the total storage capacity of these reservoirs on July 4. “The water storage situation will gradually improve as the remaining part of the monsoon season is expected to receive a reasonable amount of rain,” said an official of the Central Water Commission.
Good rainfall in the last two weeks in several parts of the country also helped expedite the ongoing sowing of Kharif crops, taking the total area under cultivation to 14% higher than last year on July 5.
However, this deficit will be recovered quickly, as IMD predicted.widespread rainfall “with heavy to very heavy rainfall” along the west coast and a heavy spell over central, eastern and northeastern India till July 17. “Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely over Konkan & Goa, Madhya Maharashtra and coastal Karnataka from July 12 to 15,” the weather forecast said on Thursday.
The current overall deficit of 2.3% is mainly due to 7.5% below normal rainfall in central India and 4.5% of deficit rainfall in eastern & northeastern India. However, excess rainfall of 8.6% in peninsular India and 1.4% in northwestern India has not only reduced the national deficit to 2.3% but also the water storage situation in reservoirs in these regions.
As a result, the available storage capacity of living water in 150 major reservoirs has increased from 20% on June 27 to 22% of the total storage capacity of these reservoirs on July 4. “The water storage situation will gradually improve as the remaining part of the monsoon season is expected to receive a reasonable amount of rain,” said an official of the Central Water Commission.
Good rainfall in the last two weeks in several parts of the country also helped expedite the ongoing sowing of Kharif crops, taking the total area under cultivation to 14% higher than last year on July 5.