Give you a statement and table with its title in Markdown format, please determine whether the statement is supported or refuted by, or is unrelated to the table. It'a binary classification problem, you should choose the answer between supported and refuted. Table cells in one row are seperated by '|', and different rows are seperated by '
'.

Table:
| particulars and characteristics | shivalik zone | mid - hill zone | high hill zone | trance - n himalaya zone |
| altitude | up to 800 m | 800 m - 1600 m | 1600 m - 2700 m | 2700 m - 3600 m |
| type of area | valley areas and foothills | hilly and mountain ranges | alpine zone | lahaul spiti and kinnaur range |
| climatic conditions | sub tropical | slightly warm temperature | cool temperature with humidity | dry and extremely cold conditions |
| rainfall in mm | 1500 | 1500 - 3000 | 1000 - 1500 | 500 |
| % of total geographical area | 30% | 10% | 25% | 35% |
| % of total cultivated area | 55% | 30% | 10% | 5% |
Title:
climate of himachal pradesh
Statement:
the mid - hill zone gets less rainfall as you increase in elevation
Answer:
refuted