With the southwest monsoon continued to play truant across the region, high rainfall deficit of around 90 per cent is recorded in some parts of Punjab and Haryana.
Barnala in Punjab has recorded highest rainfall deficit of 90 per cent during ongoing monsoon from June 1 to August 29.
According to the Met Department, Barnala has recorded only 28.2 mm rainfall against normal rains of 274.2 mm during the time period. In Haryana, Rohtak has recorded high rain deficit of 89 per cent after receiving only 47.3 mm rainfall against normal of 429.2 mm.
Overall, Punjab has so far witnessed rain deficit of 65 percent while Haryana was deficient by 67 percent rainfall this monsoon. From June 1 to August 29, Haryana received 125.6 mm rainfall against 376.2 mm and Punjab recorded 138.5 mm rains against 395.8 mm normal rainfall.
Also, Chandigarh, the joint capital of agrarian States of Punjab and Haryana continued to receive scanty rainfall recording 64 percent deficit after receiving 243.3 mm rainfall against normal of 685.1 mm.
The Met Department has forecast light to moderate rainfall at isolated places in the region in next three days.
A Met official said that rain/thundershowers may occur at some places in Fatehbad, Sirsa, Panchkula districts in Haryana while in Punjab, rain may occur at some places in SAS Nagar (Mohali) and Roop Nagar districts.
The Met official added that, the two States and Union Territory of Chandigarh are witnessing the same monsoon rainfall pattern, which was recorded nearly 27 years back in the year 1987. At that time, a total monsoon deficit of 67 percent was witnessed in the region.
He added, “The chances of revival of monsoon is bleak now and it is expected that a high rain deficit will be witnessed in some areas at the end of monsoon season this year.”
Meanwhile, several parts of Punjab and Haryana have recorded high rain deficit of more than 80 per cent.
The south-west monsoon had reached the region on July 1 and 2.
As per Met Department data, Sangrur recorded deficit of 83 percent, Mansa 82 percent, Patiala 82 per cent, Amritsar 80 per cent while in Haryana, Panipat recorded 81 per cent rain deficit, Fatehabad 80 per cent and Kuruskhetra also recorded 80 per cent rainfall deficit.
Among other places, Ferozepur recorded deficit of 79 per cent, Tarn Taran 77 per cent, Fatehgarh Sahib 79 per cent. Sonepat 79 percent, Jind 77 per cent, Kaithal 76 per cent, Palwal 73 per cent, Hisar 72 per cent.
Gurdaspur district recorded least rain deficit of 27 per cent in Punjab as it received 505.9 mm downpour against normal of 690.9 mm while Yamunanagar witnessed least deficit of 48 per cent in Haryana.