Crisil DRIP: Rains catch up in UP and Haryana, laggard in Bihar, Bengal

The Indian Meteorological Department said August rains are expected to be better than their previous forecast

The all-India rainfall figure was near-normal at 7% below the long-period average (LPA) as on August 1, 2018. Among the key kharif growing areas, rains have caught up in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, but continues to be deficient (10% below normal) in Bihar and West Bengal. In Gujarat, it has turned mildly deficient.

Typically, rainfall volume data alone is not sufficient to assess the hydration math. For a comprehensive perspective on states and crops, there is a need to also ascertain the vulnerabilities that arise from inadequate irrigation.

CRISIL's Deficient Rainfall Impact Parameter or DRIP, does just that. And higher