Even as the monsoon has reached its last leg, the rains have been 53 per cent in excess over nearly one-third of the country while some parts have even seen a 28 per cent deficit.
According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the monsoon has already begun withdrawing from the northern and western parts. This includes Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, parts of Haryana, Rajasthan and the Kutch region of Gujarat.
According to figures from the IMD, the country has received 864 mm of rainfall, compared to normal rainfall level of 829 mm, which is 4 per cent above normal.
The regions that received excess rainfall include Jammu & Kashmir, eastern and western Madhya Pradesh, Vidharba and northern Maharashtra, the Telangana and Rayalseema region of Andhra Pradesh, southern Karnataka, Kerala and the Andaman and Nicobar islands.
The regions of northern India, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and coastal regions of eastern and Western India and lakshadweep Islands have received normal rainfall. However, Delhi and Haryana reported “deficient” rainfall.
Certain parts of eastern India including the states of Bihar and Jharkhand besides almost the entire stretch of north eastern parts of the country have received deficient rainfall.
As per the figures from IMD, the north eastern states have 965 mm of rain as compared to average rainfall of 1,334 mm. This is 28 per cent below average. The Bihar Government has already declared 33 of the 38 districts “drought-affected”.