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88 INDIAN DISTRICTS HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RAINS
YB WEB DESK. Dated: 5/20/2022 1:40:18 PM
New Delhi, May 19 The Southwest Monsoon for 2022 has started, with rains in the Andaman and Nicobar islands. Its progress has been normal so far. But pre-monsoonal rains have been extremely unusual this time. Data from March 1 to May 17 shows that although India has received only seven per cent less rainfall than normal, the distribution of rainfall has not been even. Some 88 districts (13 per cent) in the country have not received any rainfall at all. Another 242 districts (35 per cent) have received ‘large deficit’ rainfall, while 124 districts (18 per cent) have received ‘deficient’ rainfall. Twenty to 59 per cent less rainfall than normal is called ‘deficit’, while 60 to 99 per cent less rainfall than normal is called ‘large deficit’, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Only 13 per cent of India (91 districts) has received ‘normal’ rainfall. Another 13 per cent (92) of the country has received ‘large access’ rainfall and are experiencing flood conditions. The final eight per cent (57 districts) have received more rainfall. Twelve states have received very little rainfall from March 1 to May 17, while seven states have received scanty rainfall.Only three states have received normal rainfall. Eight states have received very heavy rainfall and six states have received excess rainfall. There was no rain at all in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli. Gujarat has received the lowest pre-monsoon rainfall. It has received 97 per cent less rainfall. The state normally receives 2.6 millimetre (mm) of rainfall during this period but has received only 0.1 mm of it. Some 25 of Gujarat’s 33 districts have not received any rainfall at all. Punjab has received 90 per cent less rainfall than normal, followed by 85 per cent in Himachal Pradesh, 87 per cent in Haryana, 78 per cent in Rajasthan, 75 per cent in Uttar Pradesh, 78 per cent in Jammu and Kashmir, 73 per cent in Maharashtra and 87 per cent in Delhi.