PROGRESS OF MONSOON
The progress of South-West
monsoon during the week ending 30th of last month was
satisfactory. Out of the 36 met sub-divisions, 4 sub-divisions,
namely Jammu and Kashmir, north interior Karnataka, Kerala and
the Andaman & Nicobar Islands were in the deficient category
while the remaining sub-divisions received excess or normal rainfall.
The situation in
Karnataka has improved with many districts of south interior Karnataka
receiving normal rainfall. Only north interior Karnataka remains
in the deficient category and it is likely that drought-like conditions
may continue to prevail in certain districts. The levels of deficit
have marginal agricultural implications for other deficient met
sub-Divisions.
According to the
drought situation report of the Agricultural Ministry for the
week ending the first of this month, Gujarat, Karnataka and Tamil
Nadu are continuing regular relief operations on a systematic
basis, though on a declining scale. States like Rajasthan and
Madhya Pradesh have terminated such operations.
With good rains in
several parts of Gujarat and Rajasthan, only 150 wagons were deployed
by Railways for transportation of water during the week ending
30th of last month. The number of wagons deployed during the preceding
week was 200.
