Lucknow, Aug 1 - After raising hopes of widespread rainfall in parts of Uttar Pradesh, the monsoon has once again disappointed the people of the state where 47 out of 71 districts have already been declared drought-hit.

The trough line that was passing over the state and was expected to bring rains to the state with the moisture feed from the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea has now shifted to the foothills of the Himalayas.

'Earlier, rainfall was to take place in most of the state, but now with the shift of the trough line, rains will take place only in Himalayan regions and some of its adjoining areas in the state,' State Met Director J.P. Gupta told IANS.

Taking into account the position of the trough line, the Met office has forecast that rainfall activity in most parts of the state will remain subdued at least for the next six-seven days.

'We are expecting the revival of monsoon after a week as a low pressure area is developing over the Bay of Bengal,' added Gupta.

There is not a single district in the state where rainfall has been above average.