According to the forecast, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh will receive adequate rainfall. However, the states in the eastern region- Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal are at risk of lower rainfall during the peak monsoon months of July and August.
The monsoon - which accounts for nearly 70% of India s annual rainfall and is the lifeblood of its $2.7 trillion agriculture-dependent economy - arrived on the coast of southern Kerala state on May 29