Bulletin No. 12/2015 24 Aug 2015 ICAR-Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture Hyderabad Status of monsoon and agromet advisories/ contingency plans for some deficit/excess rainfall areas Southwest monsoon was vigorous over East & Northeast India during last week. During 1 June -23 Aug 2015, the country as a whole received 589 mm rainfall, which is 10% less than the normal (598 mm). The region-wise Southwest Monsoon rainfall status is: East and Northeast India: 6% deficit, Northwest India: 3% deficit, Central India: 13% deficit and South peninsula: 19% deficit. Out of 36 meteorological sub divisions in the country, 12 are facing deficit rainfall condition; 21 are under normal rainfall condition and 3 are with excess rainfall condition. Districts which received rainfall less than 50% of normal during 1 June to 23 August were identified and depicted in figure 1. Rainfall received during June 1 - 23 August, progress in kharif sowing and contingency measures that are to be followed for deficit/excess rainfall conditions and the crops/cropping systems in different states/regions are mentioned as under: A) Deficit rainfall areas 1. Maharashtra Rainfall status: Marathwada region is reeling under drought conditions with 48% deficit rainfall. Madhya Maharashtra, Konkan and Vidarbha regions are also facing deficit rainfall of 38%, 33% and 12%, respectively. Progress of kharif sowing: As on 22 August, 88% of normal kharif crop area of the state has been sown under different crops. Cotton and oil seed crop recorded highest sowing of 114 and 115%, respectively (compared to normal sown area) and sugarcane recorded the lowest (45%) sowing due to deficit rainfall conditions. Agromet advisories Marathwada Due to deficit rainfall in the region, following measures are recommended, Vidarbha 2. Karnataka North Interior Karnataka Rainfall status: the region has received 43% deficit rainfall so far. Among the districts, Vijayapura (63% deficit), Raichur (59% deficit), Bagalkot (51% deficit) and Yadgir (51% deficit) continue to be the most affected. Progress of kharif sowing: Total area sown in North Interior Karnataka is 27.57 lakh ha (As on 12th August 2015) and this accounts for 80% of the normal sowing area of 32.48 lakh ha till the date. Agromet advisories 3. Uttar Pradesh Rainfall status: Both East & West UP are facing a rainfall deficit of 34% & 28%, respectively. Progress of kharif sowing: : Total area sown in Uttar Pradesh is 95.91 lakh ha as on 14 August against 95.17 lakh ha. Agromet advisories Due to deficit rainfall in the region, following measures are recommended 4. Telangana Rainfall status: The state has received 23% deficit rainfall so far. Progress of kharif sowing: the total area sown in the state is 31.5 lakh ha against the seasonal normal area of 41.4 lakh ha (76% of normal sown area is covered). Agromet advisories B) Excess rainfall areas 1. West Bengal Rainfall status: Gangetic West Bengal has received 30% excess rainfall so far. But, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal is facing 12% deficit rainfall. Progress of kharif sowing: Transplanting/re-transplanting of Aman rice has been completed in more than 90 % of area under rice cultivation. 12 districts in Bengal is flood-hit with heavy rain hitting the state in July and early August. Total area under cultivation damaged by the flood is 12 lakh hectares and over 80% of the damaged farmland is under kharif rice (aus and aman). Widespread damage to standing paddy crops occurred in Bardhaman, Murshidabad, East and West Midnapore districts. Total 243 blocks have been affected due to the floods. Contingency crop plans 2. Assam Rainfall status: The state as a whole has received 8% deficit rainfall so far. But, many parts of the state are flood affected. Progress of kharif sowing: Transplanting of Sali rice has been completed in almost all the districts of Assam. Crop is in tillering stage. Crop contingency plans 1. For flood prone area: Luit 2. Suitable paddy cultivar for submergence tolerance of 15 days: Swarna Sub-1, Jalashree, Jalkunwari, Plaban 3. Suitable paddy cultivar for delayed transplanting with aged seedling: Padumoni, Prafulla, Gitesh 4. Suitable paddy cultivar for normal planting: Ranjit, Bahadur, Maniram, Kushal, Piolee, Pankaj, Lakhimi 5. Suitable paddy cultivars with medium duration: Satyaranjan, Basundhara 3. Madhya Pradesh Rainfall status: While West Madhya Pradesh has received 32% excess rainfall, East Madhya Pradesh has received 17% deficit rainfall so far. Progress of kharif sowing: In the state as a whole, 126 lakh ha area has been sown so far, compared to the target of 141 lakh ha. 100% of targeted area has been sown under green gram, black gram, sesame; soybean and paddy (85 %). Agromet advisories Table 1. Details of the districts experiencing more than 50% rainfall deficit from 01 June to 23 August 2015 S.No State District Actual (mm) Normal (mm) Deficit (%) Category Arunachal Pradesh East Kameng 307.2 897.6 -66 S Tawang 778.0 1868.8 -58 D Assam Nagaon 382.8 825.8 -54 D Meghalaya Jaintia Hills 1659.0 3603.4 -54 D Nagaland Mokokchung 316.0 1344.0 -76 S Phek 135.0 960.8 -86 S Mizoram Lunglei 673.0 1342.2 -50 D Bihar Purnia 364.3 926.4 -61 S Sitamarhi 339.7 822.7 -59 D Uttar Pradesh Ambedkar Nagar 93.0 646.2 -86 S Fatehpur 94.8 580.3 -84 S Kanpur Nagar 195.8 500.9 -61 S Kanpur Dehat 156.5 528.4 -70 S Kaushambi 135.9 544.0 -75 S Kushinagar 229.6 831.9 -72 S Maharajganj 357.4 905.0 -60 S Rae Bareli 209.3 528.2 -60 S Agra 175.6 498.4 -65 S Auraiya 213.6 497.2 -57 D Hamirpur 275.5 570.4 -52 D Lalitpur 314.8 679.1 -54 D Mahoba 227.8 561.9 -59 D Mainpuri 218.3 471.1 -54 D Rampur 304.7 676.9 -55 D Haryana Fatehabad 97.9 214.1 -54 D Rohtak 185.5 389.1 -52 D Punjab Firozpur 87.0 261.6 -67 S Jalandhar 136.5 408.9 -67 S Mansa 83.9 247.6 -66 S Himachal Pradesh Lahul & Spiti 87.8 324.4 -73 S Daman and Diu Daman 504.5 1757.9 -71 S Gujarat The Dangs 688.2 1450.5 -52 D Navsari 656.6 1404.6 -53 D Maharashtra Kolhapur 709.4 1468.0 -52 D Solapur 120.8 275.3 -56 D Bid 144.3 360.7 -60 S Latur 210.9 526.3 -60 S Osmanabad 176.5 396.2 -55 D Parbhani 188.9 529.5 -64 S Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad 215.0 436.8 -51 D Medak 214.8 536.8 -60 S Karnataka Bijapur 100.7 249.7 -60 S Raichur 110.5 283.1 -61 S D- Deficit; S- Scanty
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