The Meteorological Department stated on Thursday that the southwest monsoon is more likely to enter the withdrawal section within the first week of September, a few fortnight earlier than the conventional date.
The regular date of withdrawal of southwest monsoon is September 17. However, the precise withdrawal of the southwest monsoon often happens both earlier or later, given the dynamic nature of the climate programs.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) stated within the prolonged vary forecast issued on Thursday, “Conditions are very likely to become favorable for the onset of withdrawal of southwest monsoon from some parts of northwest India during the week beginning September 1. Is.”
Monsoon rains throughout the nation have been 9 per cent above regular, however states comparable to Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Manipur have recorded greater than 40 per cent shortfall from the lengthy interval common, leaving farmers in hassle.
Uttar Pradesh and Manipur have acquired 44 per cent much less rainfall than the lengthy interval common, adopted by Bihar (41 per cent), Delhi (28 per cent), Tripura and Jharkhand (26 per cent every).
Till August 18, farmers had sown paddy in 343.7 lakh hectares, which is 30.92 lakh hectares lower than final yr and 53.36 lakh hectares lower than the conventional sowing for the interval underneath evaluate.
Less protection for rice sown space has been reported from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and Chhattisgarh, that are thought-about the rice bowl of the nation.
The sowing of pulses, particularly tur or tur, and groundnut has additionally declined because of torrential rains.
For the Met Office, the monsoon season begins on June 1 and ends on September 30.
Last yr, the monsoon entered the withdrawal section on October 6, which was an excellent 19 days after the conventional date of September 17.
According to IMD knowledge, monsoon withdrawal began on September 28 in 2020, October 9 in 2019, September 29 in 2018, September 27 in 2017 and September 15 in 2016.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
