Monsoon News: The time for monsoon to end is coming in India. However, its effect is expected to remain till the end of September. Usually, monsoon starts receding from 17th September and is completely gone by 15th October. However, these dates are not fixed and keep changing. For example, last year, monsoon started receding from 25th September. A similar pattern is being seen this year as well. In such a situation, there are chances of monsoon getting longer. Till 7th September, 8% more rainfall than the average has been recorded in the country, but its distribution is uneven in some states. Rajasthan has received 57% more rainfall than what was required here. On the other hand, average rainfall in Manipur has been 30% less, which is a danger signal for the water level and farmers.
Due to the diversity in the weather of India, there is no uniformity in the rainfall here. It can be divided into five important categories. Very less rainfall (-99 to -60 percent), less rainfall (-59 to -20 percent), normal (-19 to 19 percent), more rainfall (20 to 60 percent) and very more rainfall (60 to 99 percent). Talking about this year, no state has received either very less or very more rainfall. However, a decrease in rainfall has definitely been recorded in some states. Manipur has received minus 30 percent less rainfall than the average, Bihar has received minus 26 percent, Punjab has received minus 23 percent and Jammu and Kashmir has received minus 20 percent rainfall. At the same time, Himachal Pradesh has received minus 21 percent and Arunachal Pradesh has received minus 22 percent rainfall.
Some other states have received normal but below average rainfall. Uttar Pradesh has received minus 14 per cent, Assam has received minus 13 per cent and Haryana and Kerala have received minus 10 per cent less rainfall. Apart from this, Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Mizoram and Meghalaya are also in a similar situation. On the other hand, Delhi is on the verge of excess rainfall. It has received 19 per cent more rainfall than the average. While Madhya Pradesh is also in the same category with 7 per cent more rainfall. On the contrary, abundant rainfall has been recorded in many states. Rajasthan is at the forefront with 57 per cent more rainfall. It is followed by Tamil Nadu and Gujarat, both with 51 per cent more rainfall.