Ganga
Newsletter No. 61; IRBMS
April- July, 2017
The Rejuvenated Kuttemperoor River in Kerala(Picture Source: Pixabay)
Commentary
The meteorologists have predicted normal rainfall suffer. In 2017, monsoon from 1 st June to July 23 rd
this year. Very good news, indeed, but what is IMD data shows national level average normal
Normal Rainfall? Is it average normal rainfall of rainfall. During that period, Gujarat and Rajasthan
India, or region wise normal rainfall, or State or have
district wise normal rainfall? If we look at the respectively while Kerala & Tamilnadu has received
rainfall pattern of last few years, we shall notice 25% & 27% deficient rainfall respectively. Even
that this national level Normal Rainfall does not within a region, such disparities of rainfall causing
make much sense to the large section of the rural hardship to the people. In North East India, during
population. One region may face drought and this period Mizoram received 45% excess rainfall
other may face flood and both together may and in June witnessed severe flood; tens of people
become normal. End of the day, both the region lost lives but during the same period Manipur
received
50%
&
46%
excess
rainfall
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Integrated River Basin Management Society