New Delhi, With southern districts of Kerala registering a huge rainfall deficit up till November 21, the northeast monsoon in the state is scanty by -31% this year. Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha have registered a huge rainfall deficit of -32%, -44% and -48% respectively since the onset of northeast monsoon from October. Only three districts, Ernakulam, Kottayam and Kozhikodev have had normal rainfall while the remaining districts have recorded scanty rainfall this year.
Some of the districts showed large deficits, led by Pathanamthitta (-51%), Malappuram (-48%), Kollam (-44%) and Kasaragod (-43%). Since cyclone Nilam hit the Chennai coast, there has not been any rain since.
The northeast monsoon is expected to revive by around Dec 4. But this will pertain to Chennai region. It is not likely to benefit Kerala. There could be some rainy days for the southern districts of Kerala but , however, there is no likelihood of northern Kerala getting any major rainfall in December.
