Monsoon deficiency drops to 21 per cent

New Delhi: Monsoon has covered almost the entire country, but three-fourths of MeT department's sub-meteorological divisions still fall under the "deficient" rainfall category, the India Meteorological Department's data shows.

The overall monsoon deficiency, which was 33 per cent at the start of the month, has dipped to 21 per cent.

No sub-division in the country recorded "large deficiency".

According to the Central Water Commission, of the 91 major reservoirs in the country, 62 water bodies reported 80 per cent or below of normal storage. The IMD has four divisions, which are further divided into 36 sub-divisions. Twenty-four have received "deficient" rainfall. The deficiency was highest in the east and northeast India 36 per cent followed by 30 per cent in the southern peninsula.

The data also indicates that central India has received fairly good rainfall over the last week. East and northeast divisions of the IMD comprising the states of West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand and all the northeastern states have reported deficient rainfall.