The significant monsoon deficit in South India poses risks to agriculture, particularly for farmers who have already sown kharif crops. Reservoir levels in the southern peninsula are now heavily reliant on the remaining weeks of the monsoon season, which is unlikely to bring sufficient rainfall to close the gap. Nationally, 14 states and union territories, including Punjab, have been classified as experiencing deficient rainfall. At the district level, 42% of the 741 districts evaluated by the IMD recorded below-normal rainfall, which could exacerbate water scarcity and impact agricultural productivity.