CRISIL DRIP Index: Four states, rice and sugarcane wilt under stress

But these are early days and the Indian Meteorological Department has forecast rain would catch up

All-India rainfall was near-normal at 3 per cent below the long-period average (LPA) as on July 25. The state-wise picture has improved from last week, but deficiency (more than 10 per cent of the LPA) continues for for kharif majors — Bihar, Uttar Pradesh (UP), West Bengal and Haryana — despite some catch-up.

But the rainfall volume data alone does not tell the whole story. For a comprehensive perspective on states and crops, we need to consider vulnerabilities that arise from inadequate irrigation.

Crisil’s Deficient Rainfall Impact Parameter or DRIP, does just that. And the higher DRIP score, the more adverse the