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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Monsoon exits with harvest promise by Pinaki Majumdar

Monsoon exits with harvest promise by Pinaki Majumdar

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published Published on Oct 19, 2011   modified Modified on Oct 19, 2011

For once, it is a happy farewell to the monsoon.

An indulgent rain god, who overstayed for a week to compensate two successive years of drought in Jharkhand, today departed with the golden promise of a bumper winter yield.

Weathermen at the Patna Meteorological Office confirmed that the monsoon trough had become weak after October 11, but faded away only today. “The rains have officially withdrawn from Jharkhand. But several parts of the state are expected to witness a parting shower sop in the 24 hours, thanks to a cyclonic circulation hovering over the East Central Bay,” Animesh Chanda, the director of Patna Met office, said.

Normally, monsoon exits Jharkhand by October 10-12. Chanda explained that the influence of low pressure over the Orissa coast had held it back for another week.

Statistics reveal that monsoons had been normal in 2006, 2007 and 2008. Last year, however, a stingy rain god left Jharkhand reeling under a deficit of more than 50 per cent, while in 2009, the deficit stood at 20 per cent.

This year’s south-west monsoon, which arrived in Jharkhand on June 16, has been above par. Against a normal average rainfall of 1,083.7mm, the state received 1,101.5mm between June and September, a two per cent surplus. Adding to the bounty, rainfall during the monsoon months was also evenly distributed in most areas. Most districts of the state recorded over 1,000mm of rain between June and September. Some districts even surpassed their five-year seasonal rain record.

August and September have earned the distinction of wettest months. In August, steel city Jamshedpur recorded 475.6mm and Ranchi saw 400mm. In September, Ranchi topped the charts with over 500mm of rain. Jamshedpur and a few other places in Kolhan and Santhal Pargana regions recorded over 400mm.

In June too, places like Jamshedpur and Ranchi recorded over 400mm of rain. Due to the shifting of the monsoon trough, rainfall remained subdued in July with Jamshedpur, Ranchi, Koderma, Bokaro and some districts experiencing around 250mm.

Last year, the figures were more than sorry. Most places had failed to record even 500mm of rain in four months (between June and September). While Jamshedpur had recorded a meagre 453.8mm, Ranchi witnessed 485mm.

Weathermen explained that frequent formation of low-pressure areas and cyclonic circulation had resulted in showers at regular intervals this time. The Patna Met office had issued warnings of heavy to very heavy rainfall as many as nine times between June and September.

Agriculture scientists said a benevolent monsoon had helped in cent per cent kharif crop (paddy, maize, oilseeds and pulses) coverage. “Last two years of poor production will be compensated by this good spell of rain. Paddy yield in the state is expected to touch 40 lakh tonnes against last year’s 7-8 lakh tonnes,” said A. Wadood, a scientist at BAU, Kanke.

According to him, farmers normally cultivate kharif crops on 16 lakh hectares of land. But failed monsoon for consecutive years had prompted sowing in only 7-9 lakh hectares.

This time, however, the extended monsoon also helped in sowing rabi crops like wheat, grams and mustard that require soil with heavy moisture content.

Weathermen in Patna said the temperatures would gradually dip once the cloud cover cleared over the next two-three days.


The Telegraph, 19 October, 2011, http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111019/jsp/frontpage/story_14641989.jsp


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