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The northeast monsoon has turned retired to beryllium a disappointing play for farmers successful Tiruchi district.
The mean rainfall of the territory stands astatine 788 mm. Out of 4 seasons, the northeast monsoon accounts for astir 60% of the year’s mean rainfall. It receives 427.37 mm from the north-east monsoon betwixt October and December.
The territory has truthful acold received conscionable 283.75 mm with 3 much weeks near for the season. The rainfall was bully successful October. As against the mean rainfall of 169 mm, it recorded 183 mm, which is 14 mm much than the mean rainfall of October. However, it recorded conscionable 50% of the mean rainfall successful November. As against the mean rainfall of 187 mm, it received 94 mm. It receives 70 mm successful December. It has truthful acold recorded 10 mm.
As acold arsenic wide rainfall of the year, the territory has truthful acold received 636 mm. It needs 152 mm to adjacent the mean rainfall of the year. With 3 much weeks near for the season, the agriculture officials anticipation that the territory volition lucifer the mean rainfall if it gets 3 to 4 bully rainy days. In December, the territory recorded galore rainy days in 2024. It registered 201.6 mm arsenic against the mean rainfall of 70 mm, which is 169 mm much than the mean rainfall.
The rainfall during the southwest monsoon from June to September was besides not a promising play during the existent year. It recorded 196 mm of rainfall against the mean rainfall of 221.77 mm during the season. It was conscionable 12 % little than the mean rainfall.
As acold arsenic the summertime play from March to May was concerned, the territory recorded 143.51 mm against 125.13 mm.
A elder authoritative of the Agriculture Department said that though the northeast monsoon had not been large truthful acold successful the district, it had not caused large issues to the lasting paddy harvest on the Cauvery-irrigated areas owed to capable proviso of h2o for irrigation on the canals. The interaction of mediocre rainfall successful Manapparai, Marungapuri and the neighbouring areas, which were classified arsenic rain-fed cultivable areas, would person to beryllium studied.
