Monsoon Deficit

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  Fear Of Drought As Odisha Records Highest Monsoon Deficit This Century

  Odisha recorded its highest rainfall deficiency this monsoon in over two decades, the weather department has said, amid fears that the dry spell could trigger a drought in the state.

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  Weak Rainfall Activity Over India To Continue Till August 15: Forecast

  The current spell of weak monsoon over the country is likely to continue for the next five days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Wednesday.

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  Kerala To Face Severe Water Crisis If Monsoon Deficit Continues: Minister

  Kerala is likely to face severe water crisis in the coming days if the monsoon deficit continues, state's water minister has said.

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  With Deficit In Monsoon, Sowing Of Crucial Crops Takes A Big Hit

  The monsoon deficit may have improved from minus 44 per cent to minus 33 per cent in two weeks, but it is still a big headache for farmers across the country. Sowing data from across the country shows a fall for crucial crops like rice and pulses in the kharif season.

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  Below Normal Monsoon Expected In Major Parts Of India

  Unlike 2016, many regions of the country would receive below normal rainfall this monsoon season, says a weather analyst. According to private weather forecaster Skymet, the north-west, west, southern peninsula and southern regions of the country would experience deficient rainfall.

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  Good Rainfall Covers Up June Dry Spell, Monsoon Deficit Drops to 9 Per Cent

  After few showers in the month of June, the monsoon has finally gained momentum reducing the deficit to 9 per cent.

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  Farmers Hope For Good Rain In Coming Months After Dry Spell in June

  After a few showers in mid-June, the monsoon has been playing truant dashing hopes for farmers across the country.

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  Southwest Monsoon Ends With 14 Per Cent Deficit

  Under the influence of the El-Nino phenomenon, the Southwest monsoon ended with a deficiency of 14 per cent this year with around 55 per cent of the country receiving "normal" rainfall.

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  Rain Lashes Parts of Punjab and Haryana

  Ending the prolonged dry spell, rains today lashed few places in Punjab and neighbouring Haryana, the two leading agrarian states which are facing around 40 per cent deficit monsoon rains each this year.

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  Monsoon Deficit: Country Stares at Drought

  The spectre of a drought looms over large parts of the country with 40 per cent of its land mass receiving "deficient" rainfall.

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  32 Per Cent Deficit in Monsoon, Bihar Faces Drought-Like Situation

  Farmers in Bihar are staring into the skies, waiting. If it doesn't rain in the coming week, they say, their rice crops would wilt away. The monsoon has brought Bihar only two-thirds the normal level of rain, bringing the state to the brink of agrarian distress.

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  Monsoon Rainfall Deficit Widens to 10 Per cent: Weather Office

  India's monsoon rainfall deficit has widened to 10 per cent as a strengthening El Nino weather pattern trimmed rainfall, the weather department said, raising fears of the first drought in six years.

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  Monsoon May Hit Kerala on June 1

  The monsoon is expected to arrive on time this year, hitting Kerala on June 1, but rainfall may remain below normal, prompting the government to put in place a contingency plan and push crop insurance for farmers.

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  Monsoon Picking Up, No Need to be 'Alarmist': Government

  Monsoon deficit has come down to 31-32 per cent with rains picking up in July across the country giving relief to farmers, Government said on Sunday asserting that there is "no reason to be unnecessarily alarmist".

• Onion Farmers of Malwa Worried Due to Rainfall Deficit

  As the rainfall deficit in Madhya Pradesh continues to be over 40 per cent, thousands of farmers in the Malwa region are worried.