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Sindh short of 91 percent rains this monsoon
By PPI
KARACHI: The rains expected from Friday in Punjab, northern areas and Kashmir, predicted by Pakistan’s Meteorological Department would minimize the shortfall, as the country has received 42.5 percent less rains than it receives since beginning of July during monsoon every year.
Punjab is the main beneficiary of the nature’s blessings, as it has received more rains during the period under report and faces the deficit of only 29.4 percent followed by Balochistan facing 34.2 percent deficit and Khyber Pakhtoonkhaw 42 percent deficit while Sindh is the worst sufferer, which has received only 9mm rain so far and faces 91 percent shortfall, a Met. Department official told.
Pakistan normally receives 137.5mm rain yearly during 2 and half a month monsoon season that begins from July 01 and ends by September 15, official said. He said Sindh receives 127.5mm rains normally and this season it would probably be much below the normal, as so far it has received very less rains. He added that Met. Office calculations based on weather conditions, some rains are expected during current month.
On a question whether there could be drought-like situation in Thar Desert due to no rainfall, the official said Thar Desert has received one spell of rain in Mithi and Nagarparkar and might receive some more rains therefore drought shouldn’t be feared.
Commenting on overall monsoon rain situation in the country, he said that rapid development of El-Nino conditions (i.e., warming of Tropical Pacific Ocean) have suppressed the monsoon over parts of South Asia leading to deficient rains over Pakistan. The Meteorological Department had predicted 5 to 15% above normal monsoon rains during this season but, so far, it has been far from normal. Due to El-Nino conditions, the monsoon rainfall activity has significantly enhanced over South-East Asia, and consequently decreased over South Asia. The official said that even the India has received very less rains during this monsoon so far.
PPICourtesy www.geo.tv