‘Monsoon deficiency gone down to 23%’

With the country receiving good rain in July, monsoon deficiency has gone down to 23 percent, the MET department on Friday said.

According to the Indian Meteorological Department, in the first two months - from June 1 to July 31 - the whole of India received 342.2 mm as against expected rainfall of 443.6 mm.

While the monsoon deficiency at the national level in

>June was 43 per cent , by July end it has come down to 23 per cent.

This was a result of good rain across the country. The MET department has already predicted a weak monsoon this year.

Central India, which saw little rain in June, has by now seen some good rain. It received 402.2 mm of rainfall as compared to expected rainfall of 477.7 mm with a deficiency of 16 per cent, much lesser compared to other parts of the country.

The Sourthern Peninsula also received good rainfall, especially the coastal belt of Konkan and Goa. It received 288.4 mm of rainfall as compared to expected precipitation of 371.5 mm with a deficiency of 22 per cent.

However, as the MET department had predicted that Northwest India would receive less rainfall, the region has been not experiencing good monsoon as compared to other parts of the country. It received 186.3 mm of rainfall as compared to 280 mm of normal precipitation with a deficiency of 33 per cent.

The East & northeast India also fared better and has been experiencing an increase in the rainfall. It received 582.3 mm of rains as compared to 775.7 mm, a shortfall of 25 per cent.