Monsoon rainfall to be slightly above normal this year: IMD
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Synopsis Monsoon seasonal rainfall is likely to be well distributed spatially. Most parts of the country, especially the monsoon core zone, which consists of most of the rainfed agriculture regions in the country, will receive normal to above normal rainfall, said M. Mohapatra, director-general of the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
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Monsoon rainfall this year will be slightly above normal across the country at 101% of the long-performing average, the weather office said on Tuesday in its revised monsoon forecast.
The probability of a normal or above-normal monsoon is at 74%, with well-distributed rainfall across core agricultural areas.
IMD Predicts Normal Monsoon in 2021 With Average Rains
The monsoon, the lifeline of the country s $2.9 trillion economy, delivers nearly 70% of rains that India needs to water farms.
A man pedals his cycle rickshaw during monsoon rains in New Delhi, India August 31, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Cathal McNaughton/File Photo
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New Delhi/Mumbai: India is likely to receive an average amount of rain in the 2021 monsoon, the state-run weather office said on Friday, raising expectations of higher farm and economic growth in Asia’s third-biggest economy, which is reeling from a surge in coronavirus cases.
Monsoon rainfall is expected to total 98% of the long-term average, M. Rajeevan, secretary at the Ministry of Earth Sciences, told a virtual news conference.