Mumbai, 7 September (HS): 18 districts in Maharashtra have received very little rainfall this year. Due to insufficient rainfall in these districts, farmers’ crops have started drying up in the fields. There is no water storage in the reservoirs. Due to this, the problem of drinking water for the people here and fodder for the animals has started increasing. However, the Meteorological Department has predicted rain in September and October.
According to the information, there has been inadequate rainfall in Sangli, Satara, Solapur, Osmanabad, Beed, Ahmednagar, Aurangabad, Jalna, Parbhani, Hingoli, Buldana, Washim, Akola, Amravati, Gondia, Jalgaon, Dhule, and Nandurbar districts of Maharashtra. When the actual rainfall during a period is less than 20 to 59 percent of the average rainfall, it is called deficient rainfall. Similarly, below-average rainfall has been recorded in 15 districts of Maharashtra. If there is no rain in these districts in the month of September, then there could be a drought crisis here too.
Senior climate scientist Dr. Ramchandra Sable says, El Nino has become active in the atmosphere. This will affect the rains in September and October. There is also doubt about whether the rainfall will be normal in these two months or not. There will also be interruptions in rain. Senior meteorologist Manikrao Khule said, There is a possibility of good rain and thundershowers in Maharashtra for the next 10 days from September 5 to September 15.
He said, Moderate to heavy rainfall is likely over Central Maharashtra and Marathwada, and heavy to very heavy rainfall over Mumbai and Konkan Vidarbha. In the last few days, the maximum afternoon temperature in Maharashtra has increased by about 2 degrees from the average. Khule has also said that this increase may continue until September 10. In this way, if the predictions of meteorologists prove to be true, then the drought-affected villages may get relief.
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