New Delhi:
With the monsoon rain recording a 22 per cent deficiency, a concerned government has swung into action, with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh directing all departments and ministries to coordinate with states to meet any eventuality by monitoring the situation on a weekly basis.
The Central government has prepared extensive plans to deal with the deficiency in the monsoon rainfall in some parts of the country and is in full readiness to address any situation that may arise due to any rainfall anomalies, an official statement said today.
It said the Prime Minister has been apprised of the situation and he has directed all departments and ministries to co-ordinate efforts with state governments to meet any eventuality and monitor the situation on a weekly basis.
According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the cumulative rainfall for the period from June one to July 15 is 22 per cent less than the Long Period Average (LPA).
The statement said the rainfall deficiency which existed at the end of June has lessened somewhat, but the intensity and spread of rainfall over the next week or so needs to be watched carefully, especially in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan
"The progress of the monsoon so far has not allayed earlier concerns," it said.
The IMD's second stage forecast on June 22 predicted rainfall over the whole monsoon season to be normal at 96 per cent of LPA with model error of plus or minus of four per cent, but this is now reportedly likely to be around the lower end of the range.
As on July 15, monsoon has covered all parts of the country.
The Central government has prepared extensive plans to deal with the deficiency in the monsoon rainfall in some parts of the country and is in full readiness to address any situation that may arise due to any rainfall anomalies, an official statement said today.
It said the Prime Minister has been apprised of the situation and he has directed all departments and ministries to co-ordinate efforts with state governments to meet any eventuality and monitor the situation on a weekly basis.
According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the cumulative rainfall for the period from June one to July 15 is 22 per cent less than the Long Period Average (LPA).
The statement said the rainfall deficiency which existed at the end of June has lessened somewhat, but the intensity and spread of rainfall over the next week or so needs to be watched carefully, especially in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan
"The progress of the monsoon so far has not allayed earlier concerns," it said.
The IMD's second stage forecast on June 22 predicted rainfall over the whole monsoon season to be normal at 96 per cent of LPA with model error of plus or minus of four per cent, but this is now reportedly likely to be around the lower end of the range.
As on July 15, monsoon has covered all parts of the country.
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