Rainfall next month likely to be in the normal range over northwest & other parts. But northeast and east-central India, among others, may see below normal rain, IMD forecast says.
At least two people have died as floods hit five states this week, and authorities have set up hundreds of relief shelters as the number of people displaced grows.
Monthly rainfall is expected at 115% of the long-term average based on the India Meteorological Department, posing risks for summer-sown crops such as rice and the planting of wheat.
Jagmohan Singh of BKU (Dakaunda) says farmers expecting 40% loss in early rice varieties. According to experts, crop damage of this nature has taken place after almost a decade.
IMD data shows east, northeast India had 18% rainfall deficit between 1 June and 10 August. But central and southern regions saw excess of 24% and 28%, respectively.
In 5 east UP districts, where rice is primary rain-fed crop, the overwhelming sentiment is despair. For most, planting has been delayed by over a month, which means a drop in yield.
Teams from National Disaster Response Force, State Disaster Response Fund positioned across districts. Over 11,836 persons have been evacuated so far and 73 relief camps have been set up.
While heavy rains have lashed parts of Assam and Meghalaya in the northeast, planting of rain-fed kharif crops has been delayed in Odisha, where the rain deficit is 39%.
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