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UP headed towards drought? Less than normal rainfall in 96% districts -Vivek Mishra and Aryan Kapoor

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India’s largest state, Uttar Pradesh, appears headed for a drought. Seventy-two of its 75 districts (96 per cent) recorded ‘below normal’ rainfall till July 20, 2022, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD) data.

Fifty-nine of the 75 districts recorded ‘extremely low’ rainfall. These districts are suffering a ‘large deficit’, which means they received less than 60 per cent rainfall.

Another 13 districts recorded a ‘deficit’, which means they received 20-59 per cent less rainfall. There has been negligible (90-98 per cent less) rainfall in four districts.

Kaushambi was the district with the highest rainfall deficit in the state as of July 20, 2022, according to IMD. It recorded 98 per cent less rainfall than normal.

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