SRINAGAR, Apr 2: Jammu and Kashmir continued to witness a shortage of rainfall with a deficit of 48 % in the month of March, a probable cause of worry for the farmers this year.J&K’s rainfall shortage has continued into March, with the area experiencing a deficit of 48 % for the month, an independent weather observer Faizan Arif said on Sunday.He said this marks the third year in a row that March has suffered the most from a lack of rainfall.However, there was no official data available regarding the deficit of rainfall during the period in Jammu and Kashmir.Arif said between March 1 to March 31 Jammu and Kashmir recorded a meager 78.9 mm of rainfall, which is significantly below the average of 152.9 mm.He said the Ladakh Union Territory also remained deficient by a staggering 73 %, with just 1.1 mm of rainfall recorded against an average of 4.0 mm during the period.
