Monsoon rains continue to lash the state of Maharashtra on the last day as well. However, the intensity of these rains remained confined to Konkan and parts of Vidarbha region, on the other hand, Marathwada and Madhya Maharashtra remained almost dry with only a few isolated spells.
Within the span of 24 hours, from 08:30 am on Sunday, Ratnagiri recorded heavy rains to the tune of 70 mm, followed by Parbhani at 54 mm, Chandrapur 47 mm, Gondia 39 mm, Vengurla 36 mm, Harnai 27 mm, Yeotmal 23 mm, Dahanu 22 mm, Mahabaleshwar 8.2 mm, Wardha 4 mm, Mumbai’s Santa Cruz Observatory recorded 0.4 mm of rains meanwhile, Colaba recorded 1 mm of rains.
As per Skymet Weather, at present, the offshore trough is weak and is running from South Maharashtra to Lakshadweep Islands. However, it may move in a northerly direction and may strengthen.
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In the wake of this, we expect good rains to continue over parts of Konkan region. In addition to this, a gradual increase in the intensity of rains can be expected over Mumbai that may receive moderate showers July 4 onwards.
Moreover, parts of Vidarbha may also receive light to moderate rains for the next 24-48 hours. However, the rain intensity would remain subdued over Marathwada and parts of Madhya Maharashtra.
At this stage, let us see the impact of this weather on the agriculture belt of Maharashtra:
Farmers are advised to continue transplanting of rice and to use insecticides against the control of crab. Proper support should be given to cucurbitaceous crops. Farmers are also advised to apply doses of NPK fertilizers to vegetable crops.
Farmers in Vidarbha region should start sowing cotton. Sowing should be done by considering local soil moisture status and rainfall received. Farmers should complete the sowing of groundnut by July 7. Before sowing, pigeon pea seeds should be treated with crop-specific Rhizobium culture and Phosphate Solubilizing Bacteria.
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