CRISIL DRIP: Normal rainfall continues, barring in 3 states and for 3 crops

Rajasthan, MP and Odisha in the stress zone

Rainfall continues to be ‘normal’ at an all-India level as of August 15, 2020, but CRISIL’s Deficient Rainfall Impact Parameter (DRIP) points to vulnerability in three states and three crops, as far as monsoon impact on agriculture goes.

Rains gathered pace across India last week after some moderation. It recovered in the northwest, where it had turned mildly deficient, caught up in central India, stayed abundant in the southern peninsula and somewhat slowed in the east. 

For the entire country, rains have been normal (1% above the long period average, or LPA) as of August 15. Region-wise, rains were 23% above LPA