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Thursday, 8th June, 2006 (For the period 8th to 12th June, 2006)

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Progress of Southwest Monsoon

North West India (Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh,

Jammu& Kashmir, Uttaranchal)

Punjab, Haryana

Rain occurred at isolated on 5th. Weather remained mainly dry during the rest days of the period.

Mainly dry weather is likely over the State.

Advisories

• As Rewari district in Haryana and Amritsar, Gurudaspur, and Ropar districts in Punjab received excess rainfall during last week and weather will be mainly dry over the State for next three days, apply irrigation to sugarcane and early sown cotton in these districts depending on soil stored moisture. As the remaining districts of these States received no significant rainfall during last week, apply irrigation to the crops in these districts to bring soil to its field capacity.

• Complete sowing using recommended BT cotton varieties RCH 134, RCH 317, RCH 6301, and

MRC 6304 for reducing spray and getting economic returns.

• Continue sowing rice nursery using recommended varieties. Avoid Pusa-44 and Sathi paddy as it is suscepetible to Bacterial leaf blight. Prefer varieties i.e. PR-118, 111, 116, 114, 106, 108, 113 and 115 etc. for raising rice nursery in Punjab. In Haryana, emphasis may be given on cultivation of medium duration of high yielding varieties JAYA, HKR-120, PR106, HKR-126 and IR-64. For basmati rice use Basmati 370, Pusa Basmati No 1 and Taraori Basmati. Prepare paddy nursery on raised bed system.

• Low incidence of top shoot borer, termite and black bug is reported below ETL in sugarcane in Haryana. Spray Endosulfan 35EC @ 500 ml / acre in 400 litres of water for controlling black bug. Check attack of top shoot borer if attack exceeds ETL by applying 12 kg carbofuran 36 or phorote 10G / acre.

Rajasthan

Duststorm / thunderstorm / light rainfall recorded at isolated places in Ajmer, Jaipur, Kota & Bikaner divisions.

Day temperatures were below normal by 20C to 30C in Jaipur, Kota & Udaipur divisions, 10C to 20C in Jodhpur & Bikaner divisions and nearly normal in Ajmer division of the state.

Mainly dry weather is likely over the State. Day temperatures are likely to increase by 2-3 ºC.

Advisories

• Apply required irrigation to bring the soil moisture to field capacity to zaide moong and zaide fodder crops in Karauli, Sikar, Rajsamand, Jhunjhunu, Hanumangarh, Jalore, Jodhpur, Nagaur, and Sri Ganganagar districts as there was no significant rainfall during last week and mainly dry weather is likely to prevail for the next three days. Apply irrigation in the above mentioned districts depending on the rainfall situation.

• Continue sowing of cotton crop. Select varieties from RG-8, RG-18 and Bikaneri.

Uttar Pradesh

Rain / thundershower occurred at a few places in Gorakhpur division and at isolated places in remaining divisions on 5th June. Rain / thundershower occurred at many places in Gorakhpur division and at isolated places in Varanasi, Faizabad and Allahabad divisions, weather was mainly dry in remaining divisions on 6th June. Rain / thundershower occurred at isolated places in Gorakhpur, Varanasi and Allahabad divisions. Weather has been mainly dry in remaining divisions of the State on 7th June.

Rain / thundershowers are likely at a few places in East U.P. Significant decrease in rainfall activity is likely after 24 hours. Isolated squall are likely over East Uttar Pradesh. Mainly dry weather is likely over the West U.P. Day temperatures over West Uttar Pradesh are likely to remain around 40-420C.

Advisories

• There was no significant rainfall in East U.P except in Allahabad, Ambedkar Nagar, Bahraich, Ballia, Balrampur, Banda, Barabanki, Basti, Faizabad, Farrukhabad, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Kanpur City,Kanpur Dehat, Kheri, Lucknow, Maharajganj, Rae Barelly, Sidharthnagar, Shrawasti, Sitapur, Sultanpur, Unnao, and Varanasi districts and rain / thundershowers are likely at a few places with isolated heavy rainfall over the region for next three days. Under the circumstances, postpone irrigation to the summer sugarcane, rabi oilseeds, pulses and mango crops. Apply irrigation in the above mentioned districts depending on rainfall situation.

• As there was no significant rain except in Agra, Aligarh, Baghpat, Bijnor, Etah, Firozabad, Hamirpur, Jhansi, Pilibhit, Moradabad, Muzzaffarnagar, Mahamaya Nagar, and Shahjahanpur districts in West U.P and mainly dry weather is likely to prevail for the next three days, apply required irrigation to bring the soil moisture to field capacity and apply irrigation in the above mentioned districts depending on the soil profile stored moisture.

Himachal Pradesh

There was no significant rainfall in Kinnaur, Shimla, Kullu, Lahaul and Spiti districts during last week whereas the remaining districts of the State received excess / normal rain.

Mainly dry weather is likely over the State.

Advisories

• As there was no significant rainfall in Kinnaur, Kullu, Lahaul and Spiti, Shimla and Chamba districts during last week and weather will be mainly dry over the State for next three days, apply irrigation to summer vegetables, moong and fodder crops in these districts. As the remaining districts of the State received excess or normal rain during last week, postpone irrigation in these districts.

• Continue land preparation and sowing of maize and nursery sowing of rice. Select varieties of maize from Girija (L-118), Sartaj Hybrid, Him-123, Parvati, Navin Composite and Early Composite.

• This is proper time for sowing of bhindi in middle hills (var. Prabhani Kranti, Arka Anamika), frenchbean (var. Conender) and sowing of nursery of cucumber, summer squash, bitter gourd and ridge gourd in poly houses. It is time for transplanting of brinjal (Arka Nidhi, PPC), Capsicum (California wonder) and tomato.

• As the recent rain has occurred in the State, conserve moisture by mulching the tree basin areas of apple.

Uttaranchal

Light to moderate rain was recorded at most places on 4th June, at many places on 3rd June, at a few places on 5th June and at isolated places on 1st June. Sky remained partly cloudy to overcast.

Mainly dry weather is likely over the State.

Advisories

• As there was excess rain in Alomra, Champawat, Nainital, Garhwal Pauri and Udham Sing Nagar and mainly dry weather is likely over the State for next three days, apply irrigation to mango, litchi, apple, sugarcane and vegetables crops depending on the soil profile stored moisture. As there was no significant rainfall in the remaining districts of the State, apply required irrigation to the crops to bring the soil moisture to field capacity.

• Continue field preparation and nursery sowing of rice & cauliflower.

Jammu & Kashmir

Light to moderate rain / thundershowers occurred at a few places on 5th and 6th June and at isolated places on 7th June in State.

Isolated rain / thundershowers are likely over the State.

Advisories

• There was excess rainfall in the State during last week and rain / thundershowers are likely to occur only at isolated places in the State. Under the circumstances, apply required irrigation to summer vegetables, pulses, rice and maize crops depending on soil stored moisture.

• Continue land preparation and nursery sowing of rice, pulses, maize, fodder crops wherever irrigation facilities available.

Delhi

Weather remained dry. Sky remained partly cloudy with surface wind ranging between 3-5 Kts.

Mainly dry weather is likely over the State.

Advisories

• As there was excess rain during last week and weather will be mainly dry over the State for next three days, apply irrigation, if required, to summer vegetable crops, green gram, black gram, fodder crops and early sown arhar depending on soil stored moisture.

• Continue sowing of arhar, Pusa Chetki variety of radish and maize with irrigation facilities. Select arhar varieties like Upas – 120, Manak and T21 and maize varieties like Ganga, Vikram and Kissan for sowing.

• Prepare nursery of rice and early varieties of cauliflower and cabbage.

Southern Region (AP, Tamilnadu, Karnataka and Kerala)

Kerala

Southwest monsoon was weak over Kerala on 5th & 7th June. Rain occurred at most places on 6th, at many places on 5th and at isolated places on 7th June.

Rain / thundershowers are likely at isolated places over the State.

Advisories

• Attack of mahali disease is reported in arecanut, spray Boardeaux mixture 1% to control the disease.

• Attack of Red palm weevil, rhinoceros beetle and bud rot, leaf rot, Mahali disease is reported in coconut. Hook out the beetles from the affected palms and fill the leaf axil with sevidol 8 G, 25 gm. and fine sand 200 gm and to prevent leaf rot disease in coconut spray 1% Bordeaux mixture or 0.5% copper oxy-chloride preparation on the crowns of the palm.

• Quick wilt disease is reported in pepper. Apply mixture of cow dung and Trichoderma culture @ 200 gm. per plant.

• Continue new planting or intercultural operations in coconut, arecanut and rubber.

• Excess rainfall occurred in Kannur, Malappuram, and Palakkad districts in the State and rainfall is likely to occur at isolated places for the next three days. Under the circumstances, apply irrigation to plantation crops and pepper depending on the soil profile stored moisture.

• Continue fertilizer application in pepper, rubber and banana.

Tamilnadu

Rainfall occurred at isolated places over the state on 5th, 6th and 7th June.

Rain / thundershowers are likely to occur at isolated places over the state. Advisories

• There was no significant rainfall in all the districts during last week except in Chennai, Pudukottai, Salem, Nilgiris, Theni, Thirivallur districts and rainfall is likely to occur only at isolated places over the State for the next three days. Under the circumstances, apply required irrigation to cotton, early / mid sugarcane and millets to bring the soil moisture to its field capacity. Apply irrigation in the above mentioned districts depending on the soil profile stored moisture.

• Complete harvesting matured crop of pulses.

• Maintain 3 – 5 cm water in the Navarai rice field.

• Farmers are advised to prepare the field and take up sowing of kharif crops with the help of monsoon rain.

Karnataka

Monsoon was weak over Coastal Karnataka and South Interior Karnataka on all the days. Rainfall occurred at most places on 5th & 6th and at a few places on 7th over Coastal Karnataka. Over North interior Karnataka, rainfall occurred at many places on 6th, a few places on 5th and at isolated places on 7th June. Over South interior Karnataka, rainfall occurred at a few places on 5th & 6th and at isolated places on 7th June.

Rain / thundershowers are likely to occur at isolated places over the State. Mainly dry weather is likely in North Interior Karnataka.

Advisories

• As there was no significant rainfall in the State during last week except in Dakshin Kannada, Udupi, Uttar Kannada, Bijapur, Dharwad, Haveri, Bangalore Urban, Hassan, Kodagu and Shimoga districts

and rain / thundershowers are likely to occur at isolated places only in the next three days, apply irrigation to summer groundnut, summer sunflower and sugarcane crops. Apply irrigation in the above mentioned districts depending on the soil profile stored moisture.

• Farmers are advised to continue the field preparation and take up sowing of kharif crops viz. jowar, maize, groundnut and cotton with the help of monsoon rain.

• Wooly aphid incidence is reported in sugarcane at Mysore, Mandya, Hassan, Bidar & Bagalkote districts. Release predators like Dipha sp, adopt wider spacing and inter-cropping with soyabean and pulses of short duration for ratoon crop to control wooly aphids.

Andhra Pradesh

Southwest monsoon has further advanced in to some parts of Telangana and remaining parts of Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema on 6th June. Southwest monsoon has been active over Rayalaseema on 6th June. Rain occurred at few places over Coastal Andhra Pradesh on 5th and 6th June, over Telangana on 4th and 6th June and isolated over coastal Andhra Pradesh on 1st, 3rd, 4th, and 7th June over Telangana on 2nd, 3rd, 5th, and 7th June and over Rayalaseema on 1st, 3rd, 4th, and 5th June.

Weather was mainly dry elsewhere over the State during the week.

Rain / thundershowers are likely to occur at isolated places over the State. Mainly dry weather is likely in Interior Andhra Pradesh.

Advisories

• Sowing of rice in nursery bed and other kharif crops in may be started with the help of monsoon rain.

• Preparatory tillage may be completed in parts of Telangana to take up sowing after receipt of adequate rain.

Eastern Region (Assam, Bihar, Sikkim, West Bengal)

Assam

All the districts of the State received excess or normal rainfall during last week except Cachar, East Khasi Hills, Goalpara, Hailakandi, Karbj Analog, Kamrup, Karimganj, Nalbari, Sibsagar and Sonitpur districts where deficient, scanty or no rain occurred.

Rain / thundershowers are likely at a few places over Assam during next 24 hours. Subsequently rainfall activity is likely to increase substantially with isolated heavy to very heavy falls.

Advisories

• As there was no significant rainfall in Cachar, East Khasi Hills, Goalpara, Hailakandi, Karbj Analog, Kamrup, Karimganj, Nalbari, Sibsagar and Sonitpur districts during last week and rain is likely to occur at a few places over the State for next 24 hours and subsequently rainfall activity is likely to increase substantially with isolated heavy to very heavy falls, apply irrigation to sugarcane, summer vegetables, jute and maize in these districts depending on rainfall situation. As the remaining districts of the State received excess or normal rain during last week, postpone irrigation in these districts.

• Maintain 3 – 5 cm water in early ahu rice and regular ahu rice fields.

• Since maize crop is highly susceptible to water logging, provision of surface drainage should be made in the field under prevailing weather condition.

• As rain is likely to occur at a few places over the State for next 24 hours and subsequently rainfall activity is likely to increase substantially with isolated heavy to very heavy falls, postpone application of fertilizer to early ahu rice, maize and regular ahu rice.

West Bengal

All the districits received excess or normal rainfall, during last week except South 24 Pargana and South Dinajpur districts where the rain was deficient / no rain.

Rain / thundershowers are likely at many places over the State. Significant decrease in rainfall activity is likely after 24 hrs.

Advisories

• Continue sowing of kharif crops in the State with the help of advanced monsoon rain after current spell of rain. The farmers are also advised to keep fertilizers ready for kharif crops and also advised to collect & store plant protection measures to use for pest control.

• As most of the districts of the State received excess or normal rain during last week and rain / thundershowers are likely at many places over the State, postpone intercultural operation, irrigation and application of fertilizer and plant protection measures to sugarcane, green gram and early sown jute.

• Postpone harvesting of groundnut and sesame under prevailing weather condition & harvesting may be completed after current spell of rain on bright sunny days within this week.

• Continue sowing of aus rice and jute after current spell of rain. Select varieties of aus rice from IET – 826, CR – 126-42-1, IR – 36, IET – 2233, IET – 1444 (Rasi), Culture – 1 etc.

Bihar

Rain occurred at many places over the state. Monsoon set in Bihar on 6th June.

Rain / thundershower likely to occur at a few places over the State.

Advisories

• There was no significant rainfall in the State during last week except in Bhagalpur, East Champaran, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna and Samastipur districts and rain / thundershowers are likely to occur at a few places over the State for the next three days. Under the circumstances, apply irrigation to summer vegetables, maize, moong, and fodder and fruit crops depending on rainfall situation. As rain occurred in above mentioned districts, postpone irrigation in these districts under prevailing weather condition.

• Start preparatory cultivation for nursery raising of kharif rice and other kharif crops, and take up sowing of pulses, oilseed (til , groundnut), fodder and vegetable crops wherever adequate rainfall received in parts of Bihar after current spells of rain.

Sikkim

Sky remained generally cloudy during the period.

Moderate to light rain occurred at many places on 6th and 7th June. Light rain occurred at a few places on 5th June over Gangtok. No rain occurred over Tadong on 5th June. Rainfall was deficient during the period.

Rain/ thundershowers are likely to occur at many places over the State. Significant decrease in rainfall activity is likely after 24 hrs.

Advisories

• There was excess rainfall in the state during last week and rain/ thundershowers are likely to occur at many places over the State for the next three days. Under the circumstances, postpone irrigation to orange, maize, potato and large cardamom crops.

• Rouge out chirke and foorkey affected large cardamom plants and destroy them by burning.

• Prepare nursery for sowing of Kharif rice after current spells of rain.

Arunachal Pradesh

Rain/Thundershower occurred at most places on 1st, 2nd and 7th June, at many places on 6th, at a few places on 4th and 5th and at one or two places on 3rd June.

Sky remained mainly cloudy over the State during the week.

Rain/thundershowers are likely at a few places over the region during next 24 hours. Subsequently rainfall activity is likely to increase substantially with isolated heavy to very heavy falls.

Advisories

• There was no significant rainfall in the State during last week except in Lohit and Tawang districts and rain/thundershowers are likely at a few places over the region during next 24 hours and subsequently rainfall activity is likely to increase substantially with isolated heavy to very heavy falls. Under the circumstances apply irrigation to millet crop depending on the rainfall situation. Apply irrigation in the above mentioned districts depending upon the rainfall situation and soil profile stored moisture..

• Continue harvesting of matured summer vegetable and ginger crops.

Central Region (Gujarat, Chattisgarh, Maharashtra, MP & Orissa)

Gujarat

Excess rain occurred in all the districts of Gujarat except Jamnagar and Kutch during last week.

Mainly dry weather is likely over the State. Day temperatures are likely to increase by 2 – 30C.

Advisories

• As excess rain occurred in all the districts of Gujarat except Jamnagar and Kutch during last week, postpone irrigation to sugarcane in these districts. As there was no significant rain in the above mentioned districts during last week and weather will be mainly dry over the State for next three days, apply irrigation to the crops in these districts.

• Start land preparation and sowing of Kharif groundnut, Kharif bajra, Kharif maize and Kharif cotton and nursery preparation of Kharif rice with the help of monsoon rain.

• Select high yielding varieties of Kharif groundnut like GG_11, 12, 13, 20 and GAU-10, resistant against downey mildew & high yielding varieties of Kharif bajra like GHB-15, 27, 235, 316 and MH_169, high yielding varieties of Kharif maize like Maize-1, 2, 4, 6 and Ganga safed – 2, Ganga – 11 and Pusa Hybrid – 1and high yielding varieties of Kharif cotton like H_4, 6, 8, 10 and local varieties like Guj. Cotton-16, 17, 23 & Digvijay for South Gujarat, V-797, Guj. Cotton-13, 21 for North Gujarat and cottons local hybrid-7 for entire State.

Chattisgarh

All the districts of the State received excess rain except Bilaspur, Dantewara, Durg, Janjgir, Jashpurnagar, Kowardna, Korba and Koriya where deficient, scanty or no rain occurred.

Rain / thundershower likely to occur at a few places over the State.

Advisories

• As there was no significant rainfall in Bilaspur, Dantewara, Durg, Janjgir, Jashpurnagar, Kowardna, Korba and Koriya districts during last week and rain is likely to occur at a few places over the State for next three days, apply irrigation to sugarcane, green gram and summer vegetables in these districts depending on rainfall situation. As the remaining districts of the State received excess rain during last week, apply irrigation in these districts, if required, depending on soil stored moisture and rainfall situation.

• Complete harvesting of matured crops of sunflower, groundnut and sesame on bright sunny days within this week.

• Preparatory tillage may be completed with the help of pre-monsoon rain so that sowing of kharif crops may be done as soon as monsoon rain starts in the State. The farmers are also advised to keep seeds & fertilizers ready for kharif sowing and also advised to collect & store plant protection measures to use as a pest control of kharif crops.

Maharashtra

Rainfall occurred at all places over South Madhya Maharashtra, at many places over South Konkan, at few places over North Konkan and East Vidarbha and light rainfall occurred at isolated places over North Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada and West Vidarbha.

Isolated rain / thundershowers are likely over Konkan & Goa and Madhya Maharashtra. Mainly dry weather is likely over the rest region.

Advisories

• As there was no significant rain in Marathwada and Vidarbha region of the State during last week and weather will be mainly dry over these regions, apply irrigation to Sugarcane and Cotton (irrigated) in these districts to bring soil to its field capacity. As there was excess rain in the districts of Konkan and Goa and Madhya Maharashtra during last couple of weeks and rain / thundershowers are likely at isolated places over these regions during next three days, postpone irrigation to the crops in these districts.

• Mild incidence of White wooly aphids in the Division of Kolhapur, Nashik, Pune & Dhule is reported. For the control of White Wooly Aphids in sugarcane release 2500 eggs or larvae of Chrysoperla Carnea or Konobatra aphidivora parasite on the leaves or spray Endosulphan @ 1 ml. plus Metasistox @ 1 ml mixed in 1 liter water.

• Apply final dose of 100 kg Nitrogen and 55 kg Sphurad / ha mixed with Neem cake to sugarcane and first dose of Nitrogen @ 40 kg / ha to irrigated cotton.

• This is the time for sowing of Kharif rice, jowar, Kharif groundnut, bajra, soybean and sunflower. Select varieties from Karjat 1, 2, 3, 184, Ratnagiri 3, 73, 711, Sahyadri, Bhogabvati, Phule Radha and Phule Maval for Kharif rice in Konkan and Indrayani, Pavna Ambemhor 157, Pusa Basmati, Karjat Hybrid, Sahaydri 2, Ratnagiri 24, 73, 711 for Madhya Maharashtra and SKL 6, SYE 1 or 4, PKV, HMV for Vidarbha.

• Select the hybrid varieties of jowar from CSH 1, 5, 6, 9, 14, 17, 18, 23, CSH 8 R, SPV 86, 462, 946, PKV 801, 809 and SPH 388 and varieties of kharif groundnut from SB 11, Phule Pragati, TMV 10, TAG 26, JL 24, JL 2620 and TPG 41.

• Select the varieties of bajra from Saburi, BJ 104, BK 560, BD 763, WCC 75 and ICTP 8203, varieties of soybean from PKV 1, TAMS 38, MAUS 47, 61, 71 or 81, Phule Kalyani and Samruddhi and varieties of sunflower from EC 68414, Morden, SS 56, KBSH 11, Surya, PKV SF 9, or 27, SCH 35.

• Farmers are advised to be ready with the inputs in Marathwada & Vidarbha so that sowing can be started immediately with the start of monsoon rain.

Madhya Pradesh Chhatarpur, Narsingpur, Panna, Sagar, Satna, Bhind, Guna, Gwalior, Indore, Jhabua, Mandsaur, Neemuch, Rajgarh, Ratlam, Shivpuri, Hosangabad, Sehore, Shajapur and Sheopur Kalani districts received excess / normal rainfall whereas remaining districts received deficient or scanty or no rain during last week.

Rain / thundershowers likely to occur at a few places over North East M.P. and at isolated places over rest of the State.

Advisories

• As Chhatarpur, Narsingpur, Panna, Sagar, Satna, Bhind, Guna, Gwalior, Indore, Jhabua, Mandsaur, Neemuch, Rajgarh, Ratlam, Shivpuri and Sheopur Kalani districts received excess rainfall during last week and rain / thundershowers are likely at a few places over the North east M.P. and isolated over rest of the State for next three days, apply irrigation to sugarcane and moong in these districts, if required, depending on soil stored moisture and rainfall situation. As the remaining districts received no significant rainfall during last week, apply irrigation to the crops in these districts depending on rainfall situation.

• Preparatory tillage may be completed with the help of pre-monsoon rain so that sowing of kharif crops may be done as soon as monsoon rain starts in the State. The farmers are also advised to keep seeds & fertilizers ready for kharif sowing and also advised to collect & store plant protection measures to use as a pest control of kharif crop.

Orissa

South west monsoon has advanced and covered most parts of Orissa on 6th June. Rain occurred at most places over Orissa on 5th, 6th and at many places on 7th June. Heavy to very heavy rain fall occurred at isolated places over Interior Orissa on 5th & over Orissa on 6th June.

Rain / thundershowers are likely at a few places over the State.

Advisories

• As there was no significant rain in Gajapati and Malkangiri districts and rain or thunder shower likely to occur at a few places over the State for next three days, apply irrigation to vegetables, pulses, sugarcane and jute crops in these districts depending on rainfall situation. As excess rainfall occurred in remaining districts of the State during last week, postpone irrigation in these districts under prevailing weather condition.

• At five months stage of sugarcane crop, perform propping by combining plants of two rows so that the crops do not lodge by wind.

Forecast valid upto 11th June, 2006

Salient weather features for the week ending 07/06/06

CHIEF FEATURES: After the first pulse of monsoon current, which took the rainfall belt forward to cover most parts of southern peninsula and northeast India at a stretch, the end of the week witnessed a lull in the monsoon activity in general.

Southwest monsoon further advanced into : the remaining parts of Konkan on 1st; some parts of north Arabian Sea and south Gujarat State on 2nd and into most parts of north interior Karnataka, parts of Telangana, entire coastal Andhra Pradesh, some parts of Chattisgarh, most parts of Orissa, entire northwest Bay, West Bengal & Sikkim, Jharkhand and Bihar on 6th, when the northern limit passed through Lat. 22O N/ Long. 60O E, Lat. 22O N/ Long. 68O E, Porbandar, Rajkot, Ahmedabad, Baroda, Pune, Sholapur, Hyderabad, Jagdalpur, Raigarh, Daltonganj and Raxaul.

WEEK’S RAINFALL: Week’s rainfall was excess in Nagaland-Manipur-Mizoram-Tripura, Gangetic West Bengal, Orissa, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Jammu & Kashmir, east Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat State, Konkan & Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, Chattisgarh and coastal & south interior Karnataka; normal in Arunachal Pradesh, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, west Rajasthan, Rayalaseema, north interior Karnataka and Kerala and deficient over the rest of the country.

PRINCIPAL AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL (in cms) DURING THE W EEK . June 2006 1 Srivardhan 19, Mumbai, Quilandy 18, Kozhikode, Bhatkal 17, Karkala, Kottigehara 16, Sankalan 15,

Lengpuei 11, Tezu, Aizwal, Mahabaleshwar 10. 2 Sukinda, Amreli 17, Shirala 15, Surat 13, Dhubri, Kollur, Daman, Gandevi 12, Jenapur, Bhatkal,

Vallabhnagar 11, Mahuva 10, Agartala 9, Agumbe 8. 3 Ankola 24, Bhatkal 18, Songadh, Jalpaiguri, Poladpur 15, Mahabaleshwar 14, Cherrapunji 11, Mahuwa,

Kottigehara, Swampatna 9, Jaipur 8. 4 Bansi 19, Dharmanagar 15, Bhubaneshwar, Jalalabad 13, Nimapada 12, Murud 11, Kottigehara, Kashipur

8, Kozhikode 6, Buldhana 4, Dillighat 3. 5 Padampur 12, Komna 9, Kadra 7, Cherrapunji, Ratnagiri 5, Nagpur 4, Imphal 2, Bhalukpong 1. 6 Jamsolaghat 15, Tikabali 14, Bankura, Maharajganj 13, Nagrakata 12, Golaghat 8, Namsai 4, Poladpur 3,

Kohima, CIAL Cochi 2. 7 D. P Ghat 12, Gaya 11, Sikandarpur 10, Cherrapunji 8, Jamshedpur, Patna 7, Passighat 3. TEMPERATURES: Heat wave conditions prevailed on 1 day each in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan. Day temperatures were appreciably above normal on 1 to 2 days in Uttaranchal and Kashmir. They were below normal on 2 to 6 days in Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Marathwada, Vidarbha, Chattisgarh and Telangana. WEATHER AND ASSOCIATED SYNOPTIC FEATURES: (1)The trough at sea level extended from Rajasthan to north Bay through Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Gangetic West Bengal during 1st to 6th and became less marked on 7th. (2) The off-shore trough at sea level extended from: Maharashtra to Kerala coasts on 1st; south Gujarat to Kerala coast during 2nd to 4th; north Karnataka to Kerala coasts on 5th & 6 th and south Maharashtra to Karnataka coasts on 7th. (3) The upper air cyclonic circulation over Maharashtra coast lay over: north Maharashtra and adjoining Gujarat region on 1st; Gujarat and adjoining Maharashtra on 2nd; northwest Madhya Pradesh and adjoining east Rajasthan on 3rd and became less marked on 4th. (4) An upper air cyclonic circulation extending upto mid tropospheric levels lay over north Bay on 4th & 5 th. Under its influence, a low pressure area formed over north Bay and adjoining Gangetic West Bengal on 6th. Rapidly moving inland, it lay over Gangetic West Bengal and adjoining Jharkhand on 7th. (5) An upper air cyclonic circulation extending upto 4.5 km a.s.l. lay over: north Pakistan and adjoining Jammu & Kashmir on 2nd; Jammu & Kashmir and adjoining north Pakistan on 3rd; Jammu & Kashmir and adjoining Punjab on 4th & 5 th and moved away northeastwards on 6th. (6) Another upper air cyclonic circulation extending upto 4.5 km a.s.l. lay over north Pakistan and adjoining Jammu & Kashmir on 6th & 7 th. (7) The upper air cyclonic circulation over Punjab and adjoining northwest Rajasthan lay over Haryana and neighbourhood on 1st, west Uttar Pradesh and neighborhood on 2nd and became less marked on 3rd.

The southwest monsoon has been vigorous on 4 days in Konkan & Goa and on 1 to 2 days in Nagaland-Manipur-Mizoram-Tripura, Gangetic West Bengal, Orissa, Jharkhand, Gujarat State, Madhya Maharashtra, coastal Karnataka and Kerala and active on 1 to 3 days in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & Meghalaya, Nagaland-Manipur-Mizoram-Tripura, West Bengal & Sikkim, Jharkhand, Bihar, Madhya Maharashtra, Rayalaseema and coastal & south interior Karnataka.

Very heavy rain occurred at isolated places on 1 to 3 days in Nagaland-Manipur-Mizoram-Tripura, West Bengal & Sikkim, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Gujarat State, Konkan & Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, coastal & south interior Karnataka and Kerala. Heavy rain also occurred at isolated places on 5 days in Assam & Meghalaya and on 1 to 3 days in Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland-Manipur-Mizoram-Tripura, West Bengal & Sikkim, Orissa, Jharkhand, Bihar, east Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal, east Rajasthan, Saurashtra & Kutch, Konkan & Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and coastal & south interior Karnataka. Rain or thundershowers occurred at most places on 4 days in coastal Karnataka and on 1 to 3 days in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & Meghalaya, Nagaland-Manipur-Mizoram-Tripura, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim, Orissa, Jharkhand, west Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Konkan & Goa, Kerala and Lakshadweep; at many places on 1 to 3 days in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & Meghalaya, Nagaland-Manipur-Mizoram-Tripura, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim, Orissa, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, west Madhya Pradesh, Madhya Maharashtra, Chattisgarh, north interior Karnataka, Kerala and Lakshadweep.

Actual mean maximum Temperature ( 0C) in India for the week ending 07.06.06

68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96

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Actual mean Minimum Temperature ( 0C) in India for the week ending 07.06.06

68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96

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Maximum Temperature ( oC) Anomaly in India for the week ending 07.06.06

68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96

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Minimum Temperature ( oC) Anomaly in India for the week ending 07.06.06

68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96

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Relative humidity (%) over India for the week endin g 07.06.06

68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96

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Cloud amount (okta) over India for the week ending 07.06.06

68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96

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Desert Locust Forecasting

Rainfall (mm) Station Name 01.06.06 02.06.06 03.06.06 04.06.06 05.06.06 06.06.06 07.06.06 Amritsar 22 - - - 78 - - Barmer - - - - - - - Sriganganagar 16 - - - - - - Jaisalmer - - - - - - - Kota 160 446 337 - - - - Dessa - 389 - - - - - Churu - 11 - - - - -

Wind speed (knots) over India for the week ending 07.06.06

68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96

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Temperature (degree celcius) Station Name 01.06.06 02.06.06 03.06.06 04.06.06 05.06.06 06.06.06 07.06.06

Amritsar 32.5 33.5 - - 30 30 27

Barmer 28.5 30 39 - 32.5 30 32

Sriganganagar 38 37 39 - 34 32.5 30

Jaisalmer 36 35 39 - 33.5 32.5 33

Kota 36.5 31.5 28 - 32 34 34

Dessa 33 26 34 - 29 31.5 31

Churu - - - - - - -

Wind

01.06.06 02.06.06 03.06.06 04.06.06 05.06.06 06.06.06 07.06.06 Station Name Speed Dir. Speed Dir. Speed Dir. Speed Dir. Speed Dir. Speed Dir. Speed Dir.

Amritsar - - 17 NW - - - - - - 13 NNW 19 W

Barmer - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Sriganganagar - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Jaisalmer - - 13 WNW - - - - 20 WSW 09 SSW - -

Kota - - - - - - - - 23 NW 17 SW 17 NW

Dessa - - - - - - - - 18 SW - - - - Churu - - 13 N - - - - 08 NNW 04 WSW 12 W

As rainfall was reported in some parts of Punjab & Rajasthan in this week there is mild chance of occurrence of locust incidence. It is advised to make continuous monitoring of the incidence of locust in north-western region of the country.

CROP – STATE – STAGE

Delhi

Summer vegetables

Mixed maize , Lobia Arhar Early sown arhar Green gram, black

gram Vegetative /

flowering / fruiting vegetative sowing

Germination / early vegetative

Vegetative / flowering

Fodder (jowar, bajra)

Rice Maize

sowing Land preparation &

nursery sowing Land preparation &

sowing

Haryana Sunflower Autumn Sugarcane New sugarcane Paddy Groundnut

Harvesting Vegetative planting Field preparation & nursery sowing

sowing

Cotton Early sown cotton sowing Germination / vegetative

Himachal Pradesh Cauliflower,

Cabbage/ Rice Maize Apple

Tomato, brinjal, ladies finger

Maturity / harvesting

Land preparation & nursery sowing

Land preparation & sowing

Fruit development flowering/ fruiting /

harvesting Fodder crops Peas Moong / Mash

Early vegetative / vegetative

Maturity / harvesting flowering / pod

formation

Jammu & Kashmir Summer pulses Summer Vegetables Wheat Rice Oats, Lentil

Vegetative / early flowering

Transplanting / germination / vegetative

Maturity / harvesting

Nursery preparation &

sowing End harvesting

Maize Early sown maize Fodder crop Kharif crops

(pulses, maize, fodder crops)

Knee-high stage Early vegetative tillering Land preparation

& sowing

Punjab Cotton Early sown cotton paddy Sugarcane New sugarcane Sowing Germination / vegetative Field preparation & Vegetative planting

nursery sowing Sunflower groundnut Harvesting sowing

Rajasthan Zaide moong Zaide fodder cotton Groundnut Kharif crops

pod formation / pod maturity

vegetative sowing sowing

Preparatory tillage & sowing

Uttar Pradesh

Yellow gram Rabi oilseeds (Sunflower)

Summer sugarcane

Summer vegetables

Maize, Urad, Moong

harvesting Maturity/ harvesting vegetative vegetative Maturity/ Harvesting Mango New Mango Kharif rice Kharif crops

Fruit maturity

active growth Land preparation &

nursery sowing Land preparation

for sowing

Uttaranchal

Litchi Mango Lady’s finger / French Bean

Sugarcane Chilli & Tomato

Pre-maturity / maturity

Fruiting / pre-maturity fruiting tillering fruiting

Apple Rice & cauliflower

fruit growth Field preparation &

nursery sowing

Assam Maize Sugarcane jute Boro Rice Summer vegetables

Vegetative

Vegetative early vegetative /

vegetative harvesting

vegetative / flowering / fruiting /

harvesting Early ahu rice Regular ahu rice

tillering early tillering Arunachal Pradesh

Wet seeded rice maize wheat Summer

vegetables ginger

Seedling / tillering Cob maturity harvesting harvesting Rhizome maturity/

harvesting millet Jhum paddy

Grain formation Tillering / vegetative Bihar

Summer vegetables

Summer moong Summer veg Boro Rice Summer rice

Flowering / Fruiting

pod formation / pod maturity

Sowing / in some places early vegetative

Grain formation / maturity

Grain formation / maturity

Summer Maize, fodder

Fruit crops Kharif crops

Flowering / cob formation

Fruit maturity Preparatory

cultivation & sowing

Jharkhand Garma rice

Grain formation Sikkim

Orange Mustard Large Cardamom Kharif vegetables Early sown vegetables

Early fruiting harvesting Seed formation vegetative vegetative Maize Ginger potato Rice

Late vegetative Sprouting / vegetative

tuber formation (in high hills) &

maturity (in low & mid hills)

Land preparation & nursery sowing

West Bengal

Boro Rice Green gram sugarcane Jute Early sown Jute

End harvesting vegetative / flowering early vegetative /

vegetative Land preparation

& sowing

germination / seedling /

vegetative) sesame Aus rice Early sown aus groundnut Kharif crops

rice

Harvesting Land preparation &

sowing Germination /

seedling / tillering Harvesting Sowing

Chattisgarh

Onoin / Garlic Chilly, Cabbage, Tomato, Brinjal

Sugarcane Sunflower Early sown

summer vegetables

harvesting (summer veg.- seedling / vegetative / flowering /

fruiting) vegetative harvesting

Early vegetative/ vegetative / flowering

Summer rice groundnut sesame Green gram Kharif crops

grain maturity / harvesting

harvesting Harvesting Vegetative /

flowering / pod formation

Preparatory tillage & sowing

Gujarat Summer rice Summer groundnut Sugarcane Summer bajra

Maturity / harvesting

harvesting Vegetative / elongation

grain maturity / harvesting

Maharashtra Kharif

Groundnut Kharif sunflower

Irrigated Cotton

Sugarcane Bajra

Sowing Sowing vegetative early vegetative Sowing Jowar Soybean Kharif rice

Sowing Sowing Sowing /

preparation of nursery beds

Madhya Pradesh Sugarcane Moong Kharif crops

tillering Vegetative / flowering sowing Orissa

Vegetables Groundnut Kharif Groundnut Sugarcane (pre-

seasonal) Pulses

Flowering / fruiting /

harvesting harvesting sowing Vegetative/tillering

Flowering / pod development / pod

maturity Kharif rice jute

Sowing / nursery sowing

Germination / seedling / early vegetative

Andhra Pradesh

Rabi maize/sunflower Rabi rice Rabi

Groundnut

End harvesting End harvesting End harvesting Karnataka

Summer rice Sugarcane

New sugarcane

Early sown kharif crops

groundnut

grain maturity/harvesting

Vegetative -ratoon crop

planting germination pod formation / pod

maturity

sunflower Early planted

sugarcane

Kharif crops (jowar, maize,

groundnut, cotton)

seed formation Early vegetative Field

preparation & sowing

Kerala Rubber Puncha Rice Virippu Rice tapping end harvesting transplanting

Tamil Nadu

Rice (Navarai) Millets Summer

irrigated cotton Early & mid

sugarcane Late sugarcane

Flowering / grain formation

Vegetative/flowering vegetative vegetative maturity

Rice fallow pulses (Black gram & green

gram)

harvesting