’17 out of 43 districts in Punjab and Haryana record deficit rainfall’

Also, the cumulative rainfall recorded in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh from June 1 to July 6 was 73.3 mm, 78.8 mm and 242 mm, respectively, which is 5% less than the normal in Punjab, 6% surplus in Haryana and 26% surplus in Chandigarh.

According to the data, 12 out of the 23 districts in Punjab have recorded deficit rainfall. Muktsar Sahib tops the list with 58% deficit rainfall followed by Hoshiarpur (55%) and Sangrur (43%).

Mansa and Moga have each recorded 39% deficit rainfall, while Tarn Taran and Barnala have recorded 34% and 31% rain deficit, respectively. Fazilka and Amritsar have registered 30% and 27% rain deficit, respectively. Nawanshahr, Gurdaspur and Jalandhar have recorded 20%, 16% and 8% less rainfall, respectively.

In Punjab, Fatehgarh Sahib got the highest rainfall to date recording 78% surplus rainfall. Kohai and Ferozepur districts recorded 71% and 52% surplus rainfall, respectively. Ludhiana had 48% surplus rainfall. Ropar got 42%, Kapurthala (38%), Faridkot (32%), Batuibda (24%) and Pathankot received 22% surplus rainfall, respectively.

In Haryana, five out of the 22 districts have recorded deficit rainfall.

They include Yamuna Nagar and Ambala with 36% less rainfall, Karnal with 23% deficit rainfall, Bhiwani with 21% less rainfall and Hisar with 16% less rainfall.

In Haryana, Jhajjar got the highest rainfall with 143% surplus rainfall followed by Panipat and Rohtak where 66% and 52% surplus rain, respectively, was recorded. Kurukshetra and Charkhi Dadri also received 43% and 31% surplus rainfall, respectively, while Sonipat and Fatehabad got 30% and 23% surplus rainfall, respectively. The remaining districts in Haryana also received 2% to 21% surplus rainfall.

Chandigarh, the joint capital of both states, received 242 mm rainfall against the required 191.7 mm rainfall.