Monsoon deficiency in the country has further aggravated and is now estimated to be around12 per cent,with Marathwada region in Maharashtra witnessing 50 per cent less rainfall. According to the India Meteorological Department, IMD data the southern peninsula and central India are also worst hit, witnessing deficiency of 20 and 15 per cent. <br/><br/>The department also showed that overall 51 per cent of the country has received normal rainfall and witness a 7 per cent dip since last week. Many sub-divisions like Mararthwada, Konkan, Goa and central Maharashtra witnessed 50, 38 and 32 per cent deificinecy in rainfall. The rainfall deficit in eastern UP stood at 36 per cent and Punjab 31 per cent. <br/><br/>However the sub-regions like Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and east Rajasthan, Odisha, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh,coastal Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, have received normal rainfall. The department also said that June has received excess rainfall of 16 per cent while July witnessed deficient rainfall of 17 per cent.