Farmers are a worried lot with Belagavi district receiving scarce rainfall. The district is facing an average scarcity of around 15%, while scarcity in some parts of the district is as high as 65%-77%.
The district gets an average of around 1,600 mm of rainfall in a year, with most of it being recorded in June and July. Generally, the aggregated average rainfall of Belagavi district in June is 1,237 mm. However, this June, rainfall has been delayed and scarce. Rain gauges in 14 the taluks of the district have recorded only 1,057 mm of rainfall, a reduction of around 15%.
Rainfall has also been erratic. Seven taluks have received below average rainfall, while the other seven have received above average rainfall.
