Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture Hyderabad - 500 059
Special bulletin on the change in the rainfall in deficit district of the country
The number of districts with more than 50% deficit as on 8th August, 2012 are given in the Table - 1. The number has come down to 122 from 137 in the previous week (1st August, 2012). The list of districts as on 8th August is given in Table-1 and a spatial map comparing the weekly change in the district-wide rainfall is given in the figure. Table-1
Selected districts showing more than 50% rainfall deficit based on cumulative rainfall between 01.June to 08.August 2012 STATE BIHAR (3/38 )
GUJARAT (23/26)
DISTRICT NAME
ACTUAL (mm)
NORMAL (mm)
% DEFICIT
Contingency plans submitted
1.
BUXAR
105.2
466.6
-77%
No
2.
NAWADA
163
519.2
-69%
Yes
3.
SAHARSA
258.2
842.9
-69%
Yes
4.
KUTCH
9.6
226.9
-96%
Yes
5.
PORBANDAR
41.3
490.6
-92%
Yes
6.
JUNAGARH
93
573.1
-84%
Yes
7.
JAMNAGAR
56.8
320.7
-82%
Yes
8.
PATAN
77
310.2
-75%
Yes
9.
SURENDRANAGAR
78.7
309.9
-75%
Yes
10.
BROACH
124.9
482.9
-74%
Yes
11.
GANDHINAGAR
113.3
432.3
-74%
No
12.
AHMEDABAD
100.2
360.5
-72%
Yes
13.
AMRELI
98.3
329.7
-70%
Yes
14.
RAJKOT
111.6
357.3
-69%
Yes
15.
BARODA
175.3
556.2
-68%
Yes
16.
KHEDA
161.3
473.8
-66%
Yes
17.
SURAT
287.9
816.9
-65%
Yes
18.
TAPI
345.2
953
-64%
Yes
19.
NARMADA
250.1
674.8
-63%
Yes
20.
NAVSARI
448.4
1184.3
-62%
Yes
21.
MEHSANA
151.1
384.6
-61%
Yes
STATE
HARYANA (20/21)
HIMACHAL PRADESH (3/12)
JAMMU & KASHMIR (4/22)
KARNATAKA (4/30)
DISTRICT NAME
ACTUAL (mm)
NORMAL (mm)
% DEFICIT
Contingency plans submitted
22.
ANAND
188
464.7
-60%
Yes
23.
BANASKANTHA
141.9
338.4
-58%
Yes
24.
PANCHMAHAL
230.5
520.8
-56%
Yes
25.
BHAVNAGAR
145.9
330
-56%
Yes
26.
DNH & DAMAN
650.2
1463.4
-56%
No
27.
FATEHABAD
26
168.4
-85%
Yes
28.
KARNAL
47.2
309.3
-85%
Yes
29.
JHAJJAR
38.4
237.3
-84%
Yes
30.
REWARI
39.4
241.9
-84%
Yes
31.
KURUKSHETRA
53.2
314.9
-83%
Yes
32.
JIND
42.7
228.4
-81%
Yes
33.
KAITHAL
42
209.1
-80%
Yes
34.
MAHENDRAGARH
47.6
239.7
-80%
Yes
35.
PANIPAT
57.5
282.5
-80%
Yes
36.
SONEPAT
59.1
297.8
-80%
Yes
37.
ROHTAK
66.3
297
-78%
Yes
38.
BHIWANI
47.1
194.5
-76%
Yes
39.
HISAR
51.7
186.7
-72%
Yes
40.
FARIDABAD
92.2
313.3
-71%
No
41.
MEWAT
83.6
259.8
-68%
Yes
42.
PANCHKULA
198.7
536.2
-63%
Yes
43.
AMBALA
189.6
502.4
-62%
Yes
44.
PALWAL
91.3
239.6
-62%
No
45.
SIRSA
55.6
141.5
-61%
Yes
46.
YAMUNA NAGAR
205.8
515.4
-60%
Yes
47.
Lahaul & Spiti
35.6
256.5
-86%
No
48.
Chamba
235.6
850.2
-72%
No
49.
Kinnaur
51.4
130.7
-61%
No
50.
SHOPIAN
0
157.7
-100%
Yes
51.
KARGIL
0.4
20
-98%
Yes
52.
LADAKH (LEH)
6.4
21.9
-71%
Yes
53.
DODA
102.6
263.4
-61%
No
54.
CHAMARAJANAGAR
56.4
149.1
-62%
Yes
55.
MANDYA
44.4
111.1
-60%
Yes
STATE
KERALA (5/14)
MAHARASTRA (2/35)
PUNJAB (18/18)
RAJASTHAN (12/33)
DISTRICT NAME
ACTUAL (mm)
NORMAL (mm)
% DEFICIT
Contingency plans submitted
56.
BANGALORE URBAN
89.1
195.9
-55%
Yes
57.
MYSORE
86.8
191.3
-55%
Yes
58.
TUMKUR
68.1
152.4
-55%
Yes
59.
GADAG
81.1
175.6
-54%
Yes
60.
WYNAD
764.8
2013.1
-62%
Yes
61.
PATHANAMTHITTA
463.2
1197.8
-61%
Yes
62.
ALAPUZHA
502.5
1225.6
-59%
Yes
63.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
250.4
609
-59%
Yes
64.
KOLLAM
396.2
928.4
-57%
Yes
65.
MUMBAI CITY
642.6
1474.9
-56%
No
66.
JALNA
153
344.4
-56%
Yes
67.
FEROZEPUR
9.7
203.3
-95%
Yes
68.
TARN TARAN
13.4
190.2
-93%
Yes
69.
FATEHGARH SAHIB
25.7
318.1
-92%
Yes
70.
MOGA
14.8
194.3
-92%
Yes
71.
AMRITSAR
56.4
316.8
-82%
Yes
72.
MUKTSAR
33.8
183.8
-82%
Yes
73.
NAWANSHAHAR
87.2
480
-82%
No
74.
MANSA
34.4
182.3
-81%
Yes
75.
SANGRUR
47
249.1
-81%
Yes
76.
BHATINDA
46.3
189.7
-76%
Yes
77.
LUDHIANA
83.1
306.5
-73%
Yes
78.
SAS NAGAR MOHALI
114.7
387.4
-70%
No
79.
HOSHIARPUR
146.2
429.1
-66%
Yes
80.
JALANDHAR
105.2
311.4
-66%
Yes
81.
FARIDKOT
66.5
188.1
-65%
Yes
82.
KAPURTHALA
102.1
248.3
-59%
Yes
83.
BARNALA
82.8
199.5
-58%
Yes
84.
PATIALA
159.5
355.6
-55%
Yes
85.
NAGAUR
38.4
212
-82%
Yes
86.
BIKANER
27.1
134.5
-80%
Yes
87.
BARMER
32.9
144.1
-77%
Yes
88.
JODHPUR
45.2
162.6
-72%
Yes
89.
JAISALMER
28.2
92.9
-70%
Yes
90.
JHUNJHUNU
91.1
248.7
-63%
Yes
STATE
TAMIL NADU (16/32)
UTTAR PRADESH (10/71)
Source: IMD
DISTRICT NAME
ACTUAL (mm)
NORMAL (mm)
% DEFICIT
Contingency plans submitted
91.
JALORE
90
235.7
-62%
Yes
92.
SIKAR
101.8
252.7
-60%
Yes
93.
AJMER
118.1
251.3
-53%
Yes
94.
PALI
125.8
264.1
-52%
No
95.
BUNDI
185.7
381.4
-51%
Yes
96.
RAJSAMAND
142.6
288.6
-51%
Yes
97.
TOOTHUKUDI
0
25.4
-100%
Yes
98.
KARUR
8.6
62.7
-86%
Yes
99.
TIRUNELVELI
18
85.6
-79%
Yes
100.
ARIYALUR
37.8
147.3
-74%
Yes
101.
MADURAI
34.6
132.2
-74%
Yes
102.
RAMANATHAPURAM
16.5
53.3
-69%
Yes
103.
TIRUPUR
17.2
55.6
-69%
Yes
104.
TIRUVARUR
38.3
115.1
-67%
Yes
105.
PUDUKKOTTAI
54.8
141.4
-61%
Yes
106.
THANJAVUR
47.6
122.5
-61%
Yes
107.
VIRUDHUNAGAR
26.5
67.6
-61%
Yes
108.
KANYAKUMARI
133
320.9
-59%
Yes
109.
NAGAPATTINAM
49.6
114.3
-57%
Yes
110.
CHENNAI
91
206.7
-56%
Yes
111.
SIVAGANGA
62
136.1
-54%
Yes
112.
NAMAKKAL
63
132.5
-52%
Yes
113.
MAHARAJGANJ
226.6
699.3
-68%
No
114.
MEERUT
142.8
412
-65%
No
115.
KUSHI NAGAR
234.8
640.3
-63%
No
116.
RAMPUR
194.9
532.4
-63%
Yes
117.
BAGHPAT
121.8
303.6
-60%
Yes
118.
GHAZIABAD
137.8
332.7
-59%
Yes
119.
SAHARANPUR
218.3
462.7
-53%
Yes
120.
FARRUKHABAD
189.1
384.1
-51%
No
121.
BADAUN
196.7
404.3
-51%
Yes
122.
BAREILLY
232.6
477.6
-51%
Yes