Addressing a digital press convention, IMD’s Director Common Mrutyunjay Mohapatra mentioned the nation is anticipated to obtain above regular rainfall in September, quantitatively greater than 109 per cent of the long-period common (LPA) of 167.9 mm.
He mentioned: “above-normal rainfall is probably going over most elements of India, besides some elements of utmost north-west area, many elements of south Peninsular India, north Bihar and north-east UP and most elements of north-east India the place below-normal rainfall is probably going.”
Heavy rainfall episodes
IMD’s forecast additionally factors to potentialities of heavy to very heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand, elements of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan and north-west areas of Madhya Pradesh. “There might be episodes of extraordinarily heavy rainfall in these areas, probably resulting in floods. We should always stay cautious of landslides, mudslides, and landslips,” Mohapatra mentioned.
Explaining the explanation for the upper rainfall, he mentioned: “We count on one low-pressure system growing over the Bay of Bengal every week of the month, which is able to end in vital rainfall throughout the nation.”
The monsoon trough is anticipated to stay in its regular place, with the opportunity of a number of low-pressure techniques growing within the Bay of Bengal, which can journey in direction of west-northwest as much as Rajasthan. The trough might additionally shift in direction of the foothills of the Himalayas, and there’s a potential for a western disturbance to have an effect on the area in September, Mohapatra mentioned.
Releasing the August rainfall information, the IMD DG mentioned the nation obtained 287.1 mm rainfall within the month, which is 15.7 per cent above regular of 248.1 mm. The rainfall was 11 per cent poor in June and 9 per cent surplus in July.
Most crops acreage up
The kharif sowing has reached close to regular space of the season’s 1.096 lakh hectares as of August 23 and besides cotton and jute, acreage of a lot of the different crops is greater this yr from year-ago and it has been constant week after week. This factors to regular or early sowing of crops by farmers which may also end in regular harvesting interval.
“We’ve to observe precisely the place might be heavy rains and what crops are grown in these areas. Whereas crops like paddy, tur and groundnut won’t be affected, crops like bajra, soyabean, moong and urad might be in danger id there are frequent heavy rains as September has about 19 per cent share in monsoon season,” mentioned J S Sandhu, former agriculture commissioner.
He mentioned crops having 75 days maturity if grown round final week of June could also be prepared for harvest in September and people crops could also be in danger if heavy rains proceed.
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