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Rainfall deficit in Gujarat — among the driest places in the country during the current monsoon — has reduced to 44 per cent on average in the State as on August 11 against 65 per cent seen at the beginning of the month.
As a result of the widespread rains, sowing activity progressed in the State with nearly 82 per cent sowing completed of the 3-year average. As on August 8, 7,072,400 hectares has been brought under sowing area against the three-year average of 8,671,500 hectares.
The State has received 188 mm of average rains during August so far taking the total rainfall in the State to 449.34 mm. The State’s long period average (LPA) rainfall is 797 mm.
Out of the total 33 districts, Valsad has so far received highest rainfall — 89 per cent of its average rainfall of 2152 mm — followed by Jamnagar and Devbumi Dwarka in Saurashtra with 85 per cent of the average rains.
Widespread rains have also helped improve the reservoir levels at the State irrigation schemes. The average live storage of the 203 dams improved from merely 12.40 per cent of its gross storage capacity as on July 11 to 58 per cent now.
Out of the 203 other schemes in the state, 23 have been put on high alert with 100 per cent or near 100 per cent filling. However, 161 schemes still have less than 70 per cent filling, State Water Resources Department data showed.
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