<p>In signs of deficient monsoon, the country has experienced decline in rainfall in July and almost all regions except the north-west have started registering negative precipitation.<br /><br /></p>.<p>According to the India Meteorological Department, from June 1 until July 8, the country has registered an overall deficit rainfall of four per cent. Incidentally, the figure until yesterday was minus 2 per cent.<br /><br />Central India, which received a good amount of rainfall in June, has recorded a negative rainfall of minus 8 per cent followed by minus 7 per cent in Southern peninsula and minus four per cent in east and north-west India.<br /><br />Barring north-west India, the entire country has started registering negative precipitation, but the rainfall there is also declining over the past few days.<br /><br />The IMD has already predicted a "deficient" monsoon with the country expected to receive 88 per cent of rainfall. Although June recorded 16 per cent more rainfall than its normal limit, the country's weather agency has predicted 8 and 10 per cent less rainfall for July and August.<br />Incidentally, Skymet, a private weather forecasting agency, has predicted "above normal" rainfall (104 per cent) in July, "normal" rainfall (99 per cent) in August and (96 per cent) in September.<br /><br />"The two most weather active pockets during Southwest Monsoon in India are the West Coast and Northeast India. Despite maintaining a healthy normal rainfall record, the amount of rain witnessed in these places during the first week of July this year has remained on the lower side.<br /><br />"Subdued rainfall activity has kept Kerala deficient by 30 per cent, coastal Karnataka by 32 per cent, and Konkan and Goa by 15 per cent," Skymet said.<br /><br />Agri-research body Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) had last week said sufficient rains are required to save pulses, oilseeds and cotton crops in rain-fed areas of central and southern India. A good spell of rain is also necessary for completion of the remaining 70 per cent of sowing of kharif crops in many parts of the country, it added.<br /><br />Amid forecast of deficit rains this month, the government has asked farmers not to panic as contingency plans were being put in place to handle any adverse impact of a possible poor monsoon on kharif crops. <br /></p>
<p>In signs of deficient monsoon, the country has experienced decline in rainfall in July and almost all regions except the north-west have started registering negative precipitation.<br /><br /></p>.<p>According to the India Meteorological Department, from June 1 until July 8, the country has registered an overall deficit rainfall of four per cent. Incidentally, the figure until yesterday was minus 2 per cent.<br /><br />Central India, which received a good amount of rainfall in June, has recorded a negative rainfall of minus 8 per cent followed by minus 7 per cent in Southern peninsula and minus four per cent in east and north-west India.<br /><br />Barring north-west India, the entire country has started registering negative precipitation, but the rainfall there is also declining over the past few days.<br /><br />The IMD has already predicted a "deficient" monsoon with the country expected to receive 88 per cent of rainfall. Although June recorded 16 per cent more rainfall than its normal limit, the country's weather agency has predicted 8 and 10 per cent less rainfall for July and August.<br />Incidentally, Skymet, a private weather forecasting agency, has predicted "above normal" rainfall (104 per cent) in July, "normal" rainfall (99 per cent) in August and (96 per cent) in September.<br /><br />"The two most weather active pockets during Southwest Monsoon in India are the West Coast and Northeast India. Despite maintaining a healthy normal rainfall record, the amount of rain witnessed in these places during the first week of July this year has remained on the lower side.<br /><br />"Subdued rainfall activity has kept Kerala deficient by 30 per cent, coastal Karnataka by 32 per cent, and Konkan and Goa by 15 per cent," Skymet said.<br /><br />Agri-research body Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) had last week said sufficient rains are required to save pulses, oilseeds and cotton crops in rain-fed areas of central and southern India. A good spell of rain is also necessary for completion of the remaining 70 per cent of sowing of kharif crops in many parts of the country, it added.<br /><br />Amid forecast of deficit rains this month, the government has asked farmers not to panic as contingency plans were being put in place to handle any adverse impact of a possible poor monsoon on kharif crops. <br /></p>