Karnataka, which has, for the last few days, witnessed dry weather and heat wave conditions in a few northern districts, has received deficient rainfall in the first three months of 2024.
According to the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre’s (KSNDMC) cumulative rainfall data from January 1, 2024, to April 1, 2024, the State received 9 mm of rainfall during this period. The normal rainfall projected for these three months is 14 mm, and there has been a departure of -34%.