July rainfall 83% of normal; scene grim in central, south India

The country has received only 83 <g data-gr-id="19">per cent</g> of rainfall in July with the situation in parts of central and southern India remaining particularly grim, even as the weatherman predicted an improvement in the situation in coming days.

"Until now, July has witnessed minus 17 <g data-gr-id="13">per cent</g> of rainfall," India Meteorological Department (IMD) Director General Laxman Singh Rathore said. He, however, said that there was no need to panic as far as overall agriculture is concerned.

"The situation is not good in Southern Peninsula particularly in north interior Karnataka, <g data-gr-id="14">Rayalseema</g> region of Andhra Pradesh, some districts of Telangana, Marathwada, <g data-gr-id="15">Vidharba</g> and central Maharashtra. Some districts in Bihar and East UP too are facing <g data-gr-id="26">problem</g>, but they are still better than the Southern Peninsula.