New Delhi, June 12
After a not-so-satisfactory hike in the paddy MSP today, it should come as some relief to farmers that monsoon this year is ahead of its schedule in the country, including northwest India comprising Punjab, Haryana, west Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi and Uttarakhand. And not just this, its performance this year till date has been quite satisfactory and smooth.
India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) latest analysis suggests that conditions are favourable for its further advancement into some more parts of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh during the next two to three days.
Latest analysis of global numerical
weather prediction models also indicates the possibility of advancement of monsoon well ahead of its normal schedule over northwest India, including Delhi.
IMD scientists add that the advancement of monsoon this year has been much more smooth and rapid as compared to 2007 when it was marked by a hiatus of about one week over south peninsula.
This year monsoon set in over south Andaman Sea on May 10, about five days earlier than the normal date. It set in over Kerala on May 31, very near to its normal onset date of June 1. After that it advanced further and rapidly covered parts of south peninsula and entire northeastern states till June 2.
On June 7, it reached Mumbai, three days earlier than the normal date of June 10. After maintaining this rapid northward progression along the west coast, it reached southern parts of Gujarat on June 10, almost five days ahead of the normal date.
The northward advance of monsoon over east and central India has also been near its normal time. As on date, it has covered West Bengal and Sikkim, Orissa, Jharkhand, Bihar, Chhattisgarh and parts of east Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. In the peninsula, entire Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra have been covered. Currently, the northern limit of monsoon (NLM) is passing through Okha, Rajkot, Surat, Nasik, Hoshangabad, Satna, Allahabad, Gorakhpur and Nautanwa.
Rainfall till June 11 has also been very good and well distributed as compared to last year. Out of the 36 meteorological subdivisions, 30 received normal or excess rainfall this year as compared to just 13 last year.
