The forecast through December indicates that widespread water surpluses will persist in western India and the Deccan Plateau, Bangladesh, eastern Nepal, and many regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Intense deficits will emerge in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.
South Asia: Water surpluses will moderate in Bangladesh
South Asia: Water surpluses will increase in Gujarat
South Asia: Water surpluses will shrink but remain widespread
The forecast through September indicates that water surpluses will shrink but remain widespread. Surpluses will persist in western and central India, increase in Gujarat, remain intense in Pakistan and Afghanistan, and downgrade in Bangladesh. Deficits in southern India and southern Pakistan will nearly disappear.
South Asia: Water surpluses to persist in Pakistan & Afghanistan
The forecast through August indicates that water surpluses will shrink in India, leaving a broad path from Gujarat into the Gangetic Plain. Surpluses will moderate in Bangladesh, but remain widespread and intense in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Conditions in Tamil Nadu will normalize from prior deficit.