Government is aware that many States have received average rainfall during this monsoon and during the current year monsoon, 13 states have so far received average/normal range(within -19% to +19% of long period average-LPA) of rainfall(mm) as per details given below:
|
S.No.
|
State
|
Actual Rainfall
Received (1 June -
31 July)
|
Normal
Rainfall
(LPA)
|
Departure
from LPA
|
|
1
|
Sikkim
|
806.7
|
987.9
|
-18%
|
|
2
|
West Bengal
|
640.0
|
714.5
|
-10%
|
|
3
|
Chandigarh (UT)
|
434.2
|
402.4
|
+08%
|
|
4
|
Delhi
|
300.2
|
280.5
|
+07%
|
|
5
|
Punjab
|
236.9
|
230.4
|
+03%
|
|
6
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
462.6
|
400.3
|
+15%
|
|
7
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
283.3
|
256.5
|
+10%
|
|
8
|
Odisha
|
657.7
|
551.1
|
+19%
|
|
9
|
Diu(UT)
|
499.0
|
449.6
|
+11%
|
|
10
|
Chattisgarh
|
665.5
|
559.0
|
+19%
|
|
11
|
Tamilnadu
|
97.3
|
114.1
|
-15%
|
|
12
|
Puducherry(UT)
|
124.6
|
124.0
|
0%
|
|
13
|
Lakshadweep (UT)
|
722.7
|
617.9
|
+17%
|
Union Minister of Science & Technology and Earth Sciences Shri S.Jaipal Reddy gave this information in reply to a written question in the Lok Sabha today (August 8, 2013).
Courtesy: (pib.nic.in) Press Information Bureau
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