Monsoon improves slightly in Odisha
July 27th, 2012 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANSBhubaneswar, July 27 (IANS) The annual monsoon rainfall has improved slightly in Odisha during the past one week although it still remained weak, an official said Friday.
The state received a total of 437.4 mm rainfall so far against the average of 503.7 mm for this time of the season, an official of the Bhubaneswar meteorological centre told IANS.
“Last week the deficit was 20 percent. However owing to heavy rains in some areas, deficit has come down to about 13 percent,” the official said.
Odisha contributes about one-tenth of the country’s total rice production. A good monsoon is crucial for the state which has about 73 percent of its work force engaged in the agriculture sector.
Monsoon normally reaches the state by June 10. However, this year it was delayed by a week. As a result, paddy transplantation could not be taken up in several parts of the state.
With the weatherman forecasting heavy rains in the next two-three days, the Met official hoped that the deficit may further reduce in the state.
- Monsoon deficit in Odisha stands at 19 percent - Jul 20, 2012
- 11 Odisha districts record deficit rain - Jul 31, 2012
- Odisha receives 18 percent less rainfall - Jul 18, 2012
- Monsoon deficit hits paddy transplantation in Odisha - Jul 24, 2012
- Poor rain hits paddy transplantation in Bihar - Jul 30, 2012
- Odisha expects to achieve Kharif paddy production target - Aug 20, 2012
- Southwest monsoon hits Odisha - Jun 17, 2012
- Fear of drought haunts Bihar again - Jul 03, 2012
- Rains brings hope to Bihar farmers - Jul 09, 2012
- Good rainfall allays fear of drought in Bihar - Aug 10, 2011
- Monsoon now covers whole of Odisha - Jun 19, 2012
- Rains in Uttar Pradesh to be late by almost a week - Jun 26, 2012
- Bihar set for a normal monsoon - Jun 08, 2011
- Widespread rains in Andhra revive farmers' hopes - Jul 21, 2012
- Sultry Sunday marks end of rainless week, some hope next week (Lead) - Jul 22, 2012
Tags: agriculture sector, bhubaneswar, heavy rains, meteorological centre, monsoon rainfall, odisha, rice production, time of the season, transplantation, weatherman