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Top food-producing states face rainfall shortage

By Shambhavi Anand, ET Bureau Last Updated: Jul 09, 2022, 12:32 AM IST
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India gets about three quarters of its annual rains during the June-September

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southwest monsoon and its progress is a key determinant of the country's agricultural
output and rural incomes. Along with the amount of rain, its spread is also vital, as heavy

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showers in a short span in some areas could erase the seasonal deficit but may cause
floods and hurt farm output.

Monsoon has entered an active phase

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over India, but rains in several states,

including top food producers Uttar Finance
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Pradesh and West Bengal, are still well
short of normal levels.

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The pickup in rains has accelerated
sowing of kharif crops. As per latest
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Sowing of kharif crops picks up pace,
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July 1 less than the acreage of 29.443 million
Paddy sowing down by 24%, oilseeds hectares a year earlier, but an
20% so far due to less rains in some parts:
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improvement from the 24% shortfall
the previous week.
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55% below the normal mark, or the
long-term average, according to data from the government's India
Meteorological Department (IMD). The deficit was 46% in West Bengal, the
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shortfall has reduced in these regions in the past week and the situation is
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"Central India and northwest India have recovered and come out of the crisis.
However, eastern India is a part of worry," said GP Sharma, president at
private agency Skymet Weather Services.

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India gets about three quarters of its annual rains during the June-September
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agricultural output and rural incomes. Along with the amount of rain, its
spread is also vital, as heavy showers in a short span in some areas could erase
the seasonal deficit but may cause floods and hurt farm output.

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