Lucknow, August 1: Uttar Pradesh received 46 percent less rainfall this monsoon season until July 31, but the India Meteorological Department (IMD) is optimistic that the state will receive enough precipitation in August and September to make up for the shortfall.
According to an IMD projection, the state will get average to excessive rainfall during the next two weeks. Excess rain may alleviate farmer misery during the kharif season. We are extremely confident that the next two months will see decent rainfall and the rain deficit will decrease, Lucknow Met director JP Gupta said. According to IMD statistics, 66 of the 75 Uttar Pradesh districts had insufficient rainfall as of July 31. So far, just eight districts in the state have received normal rainfall.
Rampur district in western Uttar Pradesh had the least amount of rain, receiving 82% less than the norm. Farrukhabad (-80%), Kanpur Dehat (-74%), Shrawasti (-70%), Jaunpur (-71%), and Shahjahanpur (-70%), are among the districts with the least rainfall so far. Rainfall in Firozabad, Etah, Hamirpur, Auraiya, Pratapgarh, Lakhimpur Kheri, and Hathras was normal or near average.
Overall, the state got 192.9 mm of rain, which is 46% less than the average of 357.6 mm by July 31. East Uttar Pradesh received 199.1 mm of rain against the usual 385.2 mm, resulting in a 48 percent rain deficit, while West Uttar The state received 184.1 mm of rain against the normal 318.9, resulting in a 42 percent rain deficit. Until June 29th, Uttar Pradesh has received little to no rain.
Between June 30 and July 5, there was just four days of average rainfall. The rains had stopped for nearly two weeks until July 23, but have since resumed with low precipitation.
The delay and lack of appropriate rains have presented a danger to the state’s kharif crop, paddy. In light of the rain shortage, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath met with senior officials and urged them to take the necessary steps to assist farmers. The CM directed officials to be prepared for any circumstance.
