Tribune News Service

Vijay Mohan

Chandigarh, August 13

The monsoon over north India has faltered in August, with the rain obtained by the states of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh within the first fortnight of the month being considerably under regular.

The shortfall throughout this month thus far has been 62 per cent and 56 per cent respectively within the agrarian states of Punjab and Haryana, and by 24 per cent within the hill state of Himachal Pradesh, in response to data made out there by India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday.

From August 1 until the morning of August 13, Punjab obtained 29.90 mm rain in opposition to the lengthy interval common of 77.10 mm for this era. Haryana obtained 29.70 mm in opposition to the traditional of 76 mm, whereas Himachal Pradesh obtained 97.80 mm in opposition to the traditional of 129.20 mm in the course of the aforementioned interval.

Rainfall in these three states throughout the complete monsoon season since June 1, has nonetheless, been above the lengthy interval common by 35 per cent in Himachal, 28 per cent in Haryana and 12 per cent in Punjab, in response to IMD.

The water state of affairs in essential dams within the area additionally stays snug. With the mixed storage in three reservoirs situated in Himachal Pradesh being 26 per cent above regular for this time of the 12 months and by 32 per cent within the sole reservoir in Punjab, in response to data launched by the Central Water Commission (CWC).

The reservoir at Bhakra Dam on the Sutlej in Himachal is stuffed as much as over 80 p.c of its complete capability as in comparison with 55 per cent right now final 12 months, whereas the reservoir at Pong Dam on the Beas in Himachal is fill as much as 75 per cent as in comparison with 52 p.c final 12 months. The present storage on the reservoir at Thein Dam on the Ravi in Punjab is 84 per cent of its complete capability as in comparison with 72 per cent final 12 months.

Himachal Pradesh has been experiencing heavy rains over the previous few days. IMD has additional predicted gentle or reasonable scattered to pretty widespread rainfall with remoted heavy rainfall possible over Himachal Pradesh and over Punjab and Haryana on August 13 and 14, thereby growing inflows into reservoirs.

According to sources within the Bhakra Beas Management Board that managed the dams in Himachal Pradesh, the inflows and outflows on the reservoirs are being recurrently monitored and the state of affairs is being assessed fastidiously to take any determination to launch extra water from the dams.

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