Punjab enters final month of monsoon with rain deficit, Haryana in surplus

In Punjab and Haryana, June to September interval is taken into account because the monsoon interval.

Round 490 mm and 440 mm rain is taken into account to be the conventional monsoon rain in Punjab and Haryana, respectively, throughout these 4 months.

As per knowledge sourced from the Indian Meteorological Division, Chandigarh Workplace, Punjab has obtained 294.6 mm rainfall from June to August 31 (cumulative rain) in opposition to the required regular rainfall of 386.6 mm throughout this era, which is 92 mm (24 per cent) beneath regular until date.

In August, when the state required 160 mm rainfall on this explicit month alone, solely 70 mm rain was recorded which is 90 mm lower than the required regular.

Rainfall was virtually regular in first two months — June and July — of the monsoons.

Whereas July had deficit rain throughout first three weeks, the final week of the month has seen some some heavy rain that resulted into general regular cumulative rain of the month. However even then it was not effectively distributed.

Specialists mentioned that when there was lack of required rain throughout some weeks of the wet season then the toll on the bottom water was fairly heavy, one thing that heavy showers later can’t make up for. Punjab and Haryana are each the important thing rice growers and that takes an enormous toll on floor water.

Out of 176.4 mm rain required throughout July, Punjab this yr recorded 174.7 mm. In June, it recorded 49.9 mm rain in opposition to required 50.4 mm.

The 15 districts of the full 23 of the state recorded deficit rain, together with Fazilka that topped the checklist with 78 per cent deficit rain until date as solely 50.7 mm rain was recorded right here on this wet season in opposition to the conventional required 228.2 mm.

Mohali and Amritsar have obtained 50 per cent and 45 per cent of the required rain until date, respectively. In opposition to required 462.4 mm, solely 229.6 mm rain passed off in Mohali and in Amritsar, in opposition to 426.5 mm, solely 235.9mm rain was recorded.

Sangrur bought 48 per cent much less of the required Barnala and Mansa witnessed 44 per cent and 43 per cent lower than regular rain, respectively. Tarn Taran witnessed 38 per cent much less, Fatehgarh Sahib, Rupnagar and Hoshiarpur districts recorded 33 per cent , 32 per cent and 31 per cent deficit rain, respectively. Nawanshahr and Gurdaspur recorded 29 per cent and 24 per cent much less rain.

Other than this Mukatsar, Ferozepur, Moga and Patiala additionally recorded much less rain than regular.

Kapurthala district of the state has proven the very best rainfall with 73 per cent surplus because the district’s regular rain needs to be 290.6 mm however really it recorded 501.5 mm.

Faridkot additionally witnessed 20 per cent surplus rain. Other than this Ludhiana, Bathinda, and Pathnakot have proven 7 per cent, 4 per cet, and three per cent and Jalandhar bought simply the required regular.

Neighbouring Haryana has nevertheless recorded general surplus rain the place 8 per cent above regular rain passed off within the first three months of this wet season because the state’s regular rainfall is often 360 mm from June to August, however really the state had recorded 388.5 mm.

Chandigarh has recorded 39 per cent deficit rain because it wanted 701.3 mm rain in opposition to 427.7 mm really.

In Haryana, out of twenty-two districts 14 districts obtained surplus rain with Jhajjar topping the checklist by recording 76 per cent surplus rain adopted by Fatehabad (71 per cent surplus), Kaithal (62 per cent surplus), Sonepat (40 per cent surplus) Jind (30 per cent surplus), Gurgaon (23 per cent surplus), Panipat, Rewari (each 22 per cent extra) and Karnal (21 per cent surplus every), Hisar (19 per cent extra), Kurukshetra (15 per cent extra), Mahendergarh (11 per cent extra), Nuh and Sirsa (2 per cent and three per cent surplus, respectively).

Panchkula recorded highest deficit rain in Haryana with 52 per cent deficit adopted by Ambala (39 per cent much less), Bhiwani (25 per cent deficit), Faridabad (18 per cent much less), Yamunanagar (16 per cent much less), Rohtak (15 per cent much less) , Charkhi Dadri (14 per cent much less) and Palwal (8 per cent deficit).

In July Haryana obtained general 51 per cent surplus rain.

Punjab Agriculture Division Director SS Sidhu mentioned that when rain is just not effectively distributed in paddy rising states then the groundwater exploitation can’t be stopped as water guzzling paddy is grown within the state through the wet season solely.

Dr Prabhjyot Kaur Sidhu, the top of the Division for Local weather Change and Agricultural Meteorology, Punjab Agriculture College (PAU), Ludhiana mentioned that in Punjab paddy cultivation on giant space is extra to be blamed than rain for the overexploitation of the bottom water and governments ought to take it critically.