IMD,
howeve ,
p edicted
a
ise
i
ai fall
activity
ove
Be gal,
Odisha,
Jha kha d,
Chhattisga h
a d
Biha
f om
Aug
13
o wa ds
NEW
DELHI:
Good
ai s
i
the
past
o e
week
ove
Delhi,
Ha ya a
a d
east
Rajastha
helped
offset
the
sho tfall
i
these
a eas,
but
they
did
ot
educe
the
ove all
cou t y-wide
mo soo
deficit
by
much.
I
this
pe iod,
I dia’s
cumulative
ai fall
deficit
was
dow
by
o ly
o e
pe ce tage
poi t
–
f om
12%
o
Aug
2
to
11%
o
Aug
9
–
with
ma y
ag a ia
states,
i cludi g
Biha ,
Jha kha d,
UP,
Pu jab
a d
A dh a
P adesh,
co ti ui g
to
wit ess
deficie t
ai fall.
Joi
co ve satio
All
Comme ts
→
Sha e
you
thoughts
i
the
comme ts
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Comme t
Be
espectful
·
TOI
commu ity
guideli es
It
ai ed
i
ma y
pa ts
at
a
time
whe
sowi g
of
Kha if
c ops
had
e ded
i
almost
88%
of
the
cou t y’s
total
sow
a ea.
As
a
esult,
the
ac eage
deficit
could
be
educed
by
o ly
1%
i
the
past
o e
week,
with
paddy,
the
mai
kha if
c op,
still
epo ti g
4%
less
ac eage
compa ed
to
the
co espo di g
pe iod
last
yea .
Aug
ai s
will
imp ove
wate
sto age
i
ese voi s,
which
is
a
good
augu y
fo
hyd o-powe
pote tial
bei g
utilised
a d
a
back-up
bei g
i
place
fo
the
ext
sowi g
seaso .
As
of
Su day,
as
ma y
as
12
states
have
epo ted
high
ai
deficits
of
20%
a d
mo e.IMD
o
Su day,
howeve ,
p edicted
a
ise
i
ai fall
activity
ove
Be gal,
Odisha,
Jha kha d,
Chhattisga h
a d
Biha
f om
Aug
13
o wa ds
due
to
possible
fo matio
of
a
low-p essu e
a ea
ove
the
o th
Bay
of
Be gal
a d
Be gal-Ba gladesh
coasts
a ou d
Thu sday.
This
may,
to
some
exte t,
evive
sowi g
of
paddy
a d
maize
i
Biha
a d
Jha kha d.
Regio -wise,
all
egio s,
except
ce t al
I dia,
have
epo ted
cumulative
mo soo
ai fall
deficit
despite
‘ o mal’
ai s
i
July
a d
i
the
fi st
week
of
August,
with
east
a d
o theast
I dia
eco di g
the
highest
deficit
of
25%,
followed
by
17%
i
south
pe i sula
I dia
a d
11%
i
o thwest
I dia.
