Categorywise number of subdivisions(Total 36)
This year June 1, 2003 to July 9, 2003 | This Year June 1, 2002 to July 10, 2002 | |
Excess | 7 | 6 |
Normal | 25 | 10 |
Deficient | 4 | 20 |
Scanty | 0 | 0 |
No Rain | 0 | 0 |
Regional divide
North: Good news for India’s bread basket (Haryana, Punjab andWestern UP). All three regions receive 7 per cent to 22 per cent more rainfall thannormal.
South: Just touching the normal mark except Kerala where monsoon is weak(-25%)
East: Excess to normal all over the region
West: Exceptionally good rains in drought-hit West Rajasthan and Gujarat