Agartala, Jun 24 : Tripura has recorded deficit rainfall this year so far and the first three weeks after onset of monsoon could not compensate the shortfall, the Agrometeorological department of ICAR said here today.
According to report, at the beginning of monsoon, till June 3, all parts of the state had received 20 per cent more rainfall than normal but it reduced substantially in subsequent weeks.
''The rainfall recorded in all 21 locations across the state revealed that last week there was a shortfall ranging between 4.1 and 96.7 per cent less than normal in current meteorological week,'' the report mentioned.
The report indicated that scanty rainfall in a few pockets of the state had adversely impacted agricultural production.
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