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Should a drought in Bihar be declared? Experts say yes, govt says wait -Zumbish

-Down to Earth Following central guidelines on declaring drought, good rainfall on Aug 4-5 predicted, say govt officials Bihar, like most states in north, east and central India, has suffered due to a whimsical monsoon 2022. Rainfall has been scanty as well as erratic. Farmers have already shown signs of despair, as Down To Earth reported earlier. So is this agrarian state in the grips of a drought? Scanty or erratic rains in June and most of July qualified Bihar to be declared as a drought state for monsoon 2022, experts said. However, government officials said it was too early for the declaration, as light rains began in the state on July 20.  The erratic rainfall has majorly affected Kharif agriculture, especially paddy cultivation, in the state. Farmers have already been apprehensive that they were headed for a drought. Now a section of experts has concurred with them. But the state administration is not ready to call it yet.  The conditions in Bihar qualified it to be declared a drought, said scientist Abdus Sattar. A government official, on condition of anonymity, agreed with him.  Most parts of Bihar saw rain on just two days in June, said Sattar. It started getting more consistent rain after July 20 — with its scale gradually increasing, he said.  Please click here to read more.