Lok Sabha Question No. 1611 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-27
Subject: Rain in June
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: ARKA KESHARI DEO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1611

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, July 27, 2016

## RAIN IN JUNE

## 1611. SHRI ARKA KESHARI DEO:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the month of June this year experienced less rainfall as compared to last year; and
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  rainfall  in  different  States  in  the  said month, State-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES

(Shri Y. S. Chowdary)

(a-b) Yes  Madam.  The  rainfall  recorded  during  the  month  of  June this year for the country as a whole is 145.4 (mm) against long period average (LPA) value of 163.6 mm (11% below normal). The  rainfall  recorded  during  the  month  last  year  was  189.0 (mm) (16% above normal).

The state wise rainfall Departures for the month of June-2015 and June-2016 given in Annexure-I.

## Annexure-I

## State wise rainfall Departure for month of June-2015 and June-2016

| S. NO.                  | STATES                    | JUNE-2015 % DEP.   | June 2016 % DEP.   |
|-------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
| EAST & NORTH EAST INDIA | EAST & NORTH EAST INDIA   |                    |                    |
| 1                       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH         | 11%                | -19%               |
| 2                       | ASSAM                     | 14%                | -27%               |
| 3                       | MEGHALAYA                 | 12%                | -61%               |
| 4                       | NAGALAND                  | -54%               | -42%               |
| 5                       | MANIPUR                   | -54%               | -73%               |
| 6                       | MIZORAM                   | 2%                 | -3%                |
| 7                       | TRIPURA                   | -34%               | -52%               |
| 8                       | SIKKIM                    | 36%                | 2%                 |
| 9                       | WEST BENGAL               | -1%                | -10%               |
| 10                      | JHARKHAND                 | -8%                | -37%               |
| 11                      | BIHAR                     | -27%               | -24%               |
| NORTH WEST INDIA        | NORTH WEST INDIA          |                    |                    |
| 1                       | UTTAR PRADESH             | -7%                | -24%               |
| 2                       | UTTARAKHAND               | 11%                | 4%                 |
| 3                       | HARYANA                   | -3%                | -30%               |
| 4                       | CHANDIGARH (UT)           | -47%               | 11%                |
| 5                       | DELHI                     | -2%                | -16%               |
| 6                       | PUNJAB                    | 10%                | 17%                |
| 7                       | HIMACHAL PRADESH          | -8%                | 6%                 |
| 8                       | JAMMU & KASHMIR           | 89%                | -2%                |
| 9                       | RAJASTHAN                 | 62%                | 2%                 |
| CENTRAL INDIA           | CENTRAL INDIA             |                    |                    |
| 1                       | ODISHA                    | 11%                | -24%               |
| 2                       | MADHYA PRADESH            | 27%                | -11%               |
| 3                       | GUJARAT                   | 29%                | -71%               |
| 4                       | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI (UT) | -3%                | -56%               |
| 5                       | DAMAN & DIU (UT)          | -27%               | -35%               |
| 6                       | GOA                       | -13%               | 34%                |
| 7                       | MAHARASHTRA               | 21%                | -4%                |
| 8                       | CHHATISGARH               | 50%                | -9%                |

| SOUTH PENINSULA    | SOUTH PENINSULA    |      |      |
|--------------------|--------------------|------|------|
| 1                  | A & N ISLAND (UT)  | -21% | -2%  |
| 2                  | ANDHRA PRADESH     | 65%  | 81%  |
| 3                  | TELANGANA          | 59%  | 47%  |
| 4                  | TAMILNADU          | 40%  | 45%  |
| 5                  | PUDUCHERRY (UT)    | -33% | -4%  |
| 6                  | KARNATAKA          | 6%   | 19%  |
| 7                  | KERALA             | -13% | -8%  |
| 8                  | LAKSHADWEEP (UT)   | -10% | -3%  |
| COUNTRY AS A WHOLE | COUNTRY AS A WHOLE | 16%  | -11% |