Monsoon withdrawal to start soon, most of the country reports normal rainfall: IMD

The dry spells had seen moisture stress in crops and most dams had seen lower than last year’s water levels.

However, since the last few weeks, the revival of the monsoon has helped in improving the water levels in dams and the amount of rain received in the various districts of the state. Thus 20 districts have reported excess rainfall.

According to the weather department, 212 districts have reported deficient rainfall while 12 districts have reported large deficiencies. Thus around 52 per cent of the districts in the country have reported normal rainfall while 32 per cent of the districts have a deficit and a large deficit in terms of rainfall.

If one considers the larger picture, the country has reported a 6 per cent deficit in rainfall with 788.2 mm of rainfall recorded as compared to 837.7 mm of normal rainfall it was supposed to receive.

On Saturday the IMD indicated that the withdrawal of the monsoon from Rajasthan is expected from September 25. At present, the monsoon trough at mean sea level passes through Jaisalmer, Kota, Purulia and then towards Manipur. The IMD has indicated cyclonic circulation over Jharkhand and its neighbouring area as well as over Madhya Maharashtra and over the Northeast Arabian Sea. A cyclonic circulation is expected to be formed north of the Andaman Sea and its neighbouring areas post-September 29.

Pune and its neighbouring regions are expected to receive good rains over the next few days. The Ghat areas are expected to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall in the next five days.