Asifabad: Spell of rain brings respite to farmers

The average rainfall of Kumram Bheem Asifabad district was gauged to be 48 mm

Kumram Bheem Asifabad/Mancherial: Both Kumram Bheem Asifabad and Mancherial districts registered moderate rains, bringing a respite to farmers, on Tuesday.

The average rainfall of Kumram Bheem Asifabad district was gauged to be 48 mm. Sirpur (T) received the highest rainfall by 92 mm, followed by Koutala mandal which accounted for 75 mm. Bejjur mandal had 71 mm of rainfall, while Kaghazngar saw 67 mm of rainfall. Chintalamanepalli, Asifabad, Kerameri, Jainoor and Sirpur (U) mandals experienced somewhere between 40 and 60 mm.

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The district recorded 869 mm of rainfall from June 1 to August 17, as against normal rainfall of 713 mm, showing an excess of 22 percent.

Mancherial district’s average rainfall was assessed to be 32 mm. Bheemini mandal saw the highest rainfall of 47 mm and Jannaram mandal had 42 mm of rainfall. The district so far experienced 678 mm of rainfall when compared to the normal rainfall of 713, indicating a deficit of 5 percent.

The rains brought cheer among the farming community who were worried over the prolonged dry spell for the past two weeks. Growers of paddy expressed happiness over the showers. They said that the rains would prevent paddy crops from getting withered and avoid losses to the farmers.

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