Jaipur: All but one district of Rajasthan have received ‘normal’ or ‘above normal’ rainfall this monsoon so far, according to official data released on Sunday. Of the 33 districts in the state, 14 districts, including the state capital Jaipur, are in the ‘abnormal rainfall’ category and as many recorded ‘excess rainfall’, while four districts received normal rainfall, a report issued here by the Water Resources Department showed.
Only Jaisalmer witnessed ‘scanty’ rainfall with rains 60 per cent less than normal, the report said. The districts which receive 20 to 59 per cent more than the normal fall under the ‘excess’ category while districts recording 60 per cent or more rains are under the ‘abnormal’ category, the report cited.
Similarly, the districts where the rainfall ranges between 19 per cent below and 19 per cent above normal are considered to fall in the ‘normal’ category, whereas those receiving 20 to 59 per cent less than the normal are in the ‘deficit’ category. Districts recording below 60 per cent or less rainfall are said to receive ‘scanty’ rainfall, it added. The state ‘abnormal’ rains as it recorded 273.91 mm of rainfall which is 77.7 per cent above the normal of 154.11 mm recorded from June 1 to July 16, the report said.
While Ajmer, Barmer, Bhilwara, Jaipur, Jalore, Jodhpur, Nagaur, Pali, Rajsamand, Sawai Madhopur, Sikar, Sirohi, Tonk and Udaipur recorded ‘abnormal’ rainfall, Alwar, Bharatpur, Bikaner, Bundi, Churu, Chittorgarh, Dausa, Dholpur, Ganganagar, Hanumangarh, Jhunjhunu, Karauli, Kota and Pratapgarh are the 14 districts that witnessed ‘excess’ rainfall.
Four districts which fell under the ‘normal’ category in this period are Banswara, Baran, Dungarpur and Jhalawar, the report added.
Due to widespread rainfall, the water storage in 690 dams in the state on July 16 was 58.55 per cent of the total capacity of 12,580.03 mqm,
compared to 44.54 per cent on the same day last year, the department added.