Where every drop counts
Rainfall has been scanty since the conclusion of the southwest monsoon, and several districts across the country have already been affected by drought in 2018-19. According to the Manual for Drought Management by the Department of Agriculture, there are six major data indicators which portend drought: Rainfall, crop sown area, reservoir levels, satellite-based crop conditions, stream flow and groundwater levels. image/svg+xml RAINFALL RAINFALL -54.1 -15.4 23.4 South west monsoon Post- monsoon season -97.8 -33.1 31.6 Gujarat -27.96 Gujarat -97.78 Jharkhand -28.17 Rajasthan -92.81 Andhra Pradesh -12.15 Uttar Pradesh -94.05 Maharashtra -73.41 Maharashtra -8.09 Deviation from norm % Deviation from norm % Drier than usual The country receives three-fourths of its annual rainfall during the southwest monsoon. Maps below show the percentage of excess or shortage of rainfall in each State during June-September 2018 and during October-December 24 Water stored Data shows that reservoirs in Andhra Pradesh & Telangana, West Bengal and Gujarat have the lowest storage levels as on December 26, 2018. image/svg+xml 30 60 80 Storage level % Reservoir levels Andhra Pradesh & Telangana 29.14 Gujarat 35.19 Maharashtra 47.79 West Bengal 32.28 Drought-hit The rainfall and reservoir levels data shows that States like Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh have a drought situation. According to a written answer given during Lok Sabha Question Hour, several States, including Maharashtra, Karnataka and Rajasthan have declared drought in a number of districts during the year 2017-18 and 2018-19.
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