Rain Deficit

Pollution levels remain high in northern India due to rain deficit: Experts

Bad air quality days continue to haunt the Indo-Gangetic Plains with the air quality Index (AQI) oscillating between 'poor' and 'severe' categories

Uttar Pradesh faces 44% rain deficit despite heavy showers in some parts

Uttar Pradesh is now facing a 44 per cent rain deficit despite heavy showers in some parts of the state

Rain deficit in 64 UP districts, several staring at drought-like condition

Sixty-four districts in Uttar Pradesh have received less than normal rainfall this monsoon, with several of these staring at drought-like conditions. According to Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) data, only 11 of the 75 UP districts have received normal rainfall till August 19. While government officials say rain in coming days will bridge the deficit, farmers fear it is already too late. "Our crop is getting damaged. What will rain do later," asks Bhagat Pal, a small paddy farmer of Jaunpur district of eastern UP. Paddy farmers have been particularly affected, first by the delay of rain and then by its deficit. Jaunpur is among the districts that have received least rainfall this monsoon. According to the IMD data, the district has received 74 per cent less rainfall. The district recorded only 123.2 mm of rainfall this monsoon compared with the long-period average (LPA) of 471.5 mm till August 19 and falls under the category of large deficit regions. "We had to delay the

Deficient rains threaten Kharif crop production in Uttar Pradesh

With deficient rains across Uttar Pradesh in this monsoon, farmers are staring at difficult days ahead fearing a sharp decline in their Kharif produce

Most districts in UP, Bihar and Jharkhand battle monsoon deficit

Paddy sowing slows down in the states, likely complicating the central government's plans for food stocks

Mapping India's monsoon: Deficit in some pockets amid overall recovery

However, rains are picking up in most parts and are likely to remain 'normal' at least till month-end, so there is a possibility that much of the regional shortfall will be covered soon

Monsoon to reach Delhi around June 27, rain deficit to be compensated: IMD

The southwest monsoon will reach Delhi around its usual date, June 27, and the rain deficit will be compensated for by June end, meteorologists said on Monday

Monsoon rains 37% below normal in first week of June, shows IMD data

Between June 1-7, India has received 14.5 mm of rain as against a normal of 23.1 mm; huge shortfall in Kerala, Puducherry; North-East gets adequate rainfall

Paddy planting down 1.23% so far due to deficit rains in some states

Area sown to paddy has dipped 1.23 per cent so far in the 2021-22 kharif season due to deficit rains in some states, according to agriculture ministry data released on Friday

Drought-like conditions? Rain deficit widens in east, North-East India

Rain deficiency in eastern and western Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Gangetic West Bengal, Assam and Meghalaya is 20-46 per cent less than normal as of July 17.