July-end rain make u for deficient first half in UP, to help crops

Heavy rainfall in July in most parts of the Uttar Pradesh has made up for the rain deficiency that the state witnessed in the first half of the previous month.

According to data from the Indian Metrological Department (IMD), the state has received 3 % more rainfall this monsoon till August 1. Experts said these rains would help boost production of kharif crops in the state.

“The above average rains will benefit paddy farmers more than those who had grown sugarcane. Paddy farms require excess water in the first 50 days after cultivation. The monsoon rains will thus help this crop and reduce dependency on tube wells,” said economist Hitesh Chandra, an expert on farmlands.

IMD officials said UP was rain deficient in the first half of July due to slowing and subsequent pause of southwest monsoon that resulted in negligible rains.

“However, the situation changed in the last two weeks with decent rains reported from across the state,” an IMD official said.

Till Sunday, UP had recorded 380 mm rainfall which is 3% more than normal rainfall of 369 mm. “Nearly 50 of 75 districts reported norma excess rainfall and only 25 tricts recorded rainfall slig less than normal,” an off said.

“IMD data showed that western UP districts rece slightly less rainfall as c pared to eastern UP distr The average rainfall recor in western UP from June August 1 is 310 mm, only less than normal.

Till July 7, the reg recorded 35% less than the mal rainfall. The east UP tricts recorded 427 mm rai between June 1 and Augu and this is 7% more than normal rainfall of 398 mm, official said.

The monsoon rains acc ing to IMD department continue over next 72 ho “The resumed monsoon r have already covered m parts in the last two mon The current streak of rainf expected to continue for few days,” said state director JP Gupta.

The rains also brought pite from high temperatur residents. The maximum t perature recorded a dip of degrees below normal ac the state while the minim temperature remained degrees below normal in last 13 days, as per MET dep ment data.