Rainfall of Manipur

Submitted by pbhagawati on Tue, 12/15/2009 - 15:21

 

 

The irrigation system in Manipur is not fully developed and therefore the main source of water for agricultural purpose is rain water. The prospects of agriculture in the state depend largely on timely occurrence of rains. It is particularly so in the case of Kharif season where production and productivity of crops are dependent not only in the quantum of rains, but also its equitable distribution over the days/months of the seasons. The distribution of rainfall over months in 2007 in absolute terms for some selected centres are shown in the table which is given below.

 

Monthly Rainfall recorded in the districts f Manipur in 2007:

(In cm.)

Months

Districts

Senapati

Tamenglong

Churachandpur

Ukhrul

Bishnupur

Thoubal

January

2.00

2.00

-

2.00

6.00

1.00

February

12.00

10.00

-

8.00

10.00

9.00

March

1.00

3.00

-

1.00

1.00

1.00

April

14.00

10.00

-

16.00

30.00

18.00

May

14.00

16.00

-

21.00

25.00

19.00

June

13.00

14.00

-

19.00

21.00

20.00

July

16.00

-

9.48

31.20

16.44

18.42

August

20.71

-

0.89

14.42

18.38

5.76

September

21.85

-

3.93

18.31

23.60

11.88

October

12.38

-

1.34

-

17.67

9.00

November

4.04

-

0.34

-

8.59

6.44

December

-

-

0.00

-

0.05

0.00

Source: Economic Survey Manipur 2008-09.

 

The Annual rainfall recorded during the year from 1991 to 2006:

(In mm.)

Year

Imphal Raj Bhavan

Lamphelpat (IFCD)

Wangbal

Litan

Kangpokpi

Tamen-glong

Chakpi-karong

Tulihal Airport

2000

1117.7

1178.4

1358.5

1387.6

2222.0

1474.5

-

-

2001

967.2

993.5

1140.2

1049.3

2486.0

1509.2

-

-

2002

914.05

971.50

875.10

1145.50

1524.0

-

-

-

2003

901.8

1038.15

981.9

1086.0

1657.0

-

-

-

2004

908.0

995.45

-

-

-

-

-

154.40

2005

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1396.30

2006

-

-

-

--

-

-

-

822.30

Source: Economic Survey Manipur 2008-09.

 

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