Rain deficit areas to recover in 8-10 days: METPublished on Tue, Sep 09, 2008 at 11:28 | Source : CNBC-TV18 Updated at Tue, Sep 09, 2008 at 16:34
He said the areas facing rain deficit are is likely to recover in the next 8-10 days. Excerpts from CNBC-TV18's exclusive interview with Ajit Tyagi: Q: How have the monsoons performed on an average basis? A: The monsoon is again picking up after weaker spells of the last 5-10 days. Overall, monsoons have been near normal. It is 3% short but is likely to catch up in the next 10-15 days. Out of 37 sub-divisions, seven divisions are below normal. The remaining sub-divisions are near normal. Q: Of the seven divisions, which one has received deficient rainfall? Which crops could have been affected? A: During mid-July, the interior parts of the Q: How would you rate rainfall in areas under cultivation? A: The rice belt which stretches from Punjab, Haryana, up to Q: What about regions which have got excess rainfall, other than Bihar, where crops might have been affected? A: The floods were not caused by very heavy rainfall. These are flood prone areas which have been affected. Bihar, parts of Punjab, and the plains of Q: Overall, would you at this stage say that rainfall has been more or less okay compared to last year? A: Last year,
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