NEW DELHI: This year’s monsoon could end in the range of normal to above normal, the India Meteorological Department said on Monday with the Government saying that this is expected to benefit agriculture and the overall economy.
Of the four-month rainfall season, June and August have recorded 17 and 24 per cent more rainfall that normal respectively while July saw 10 per cent deficient precipitation.
“Rainfall is likely to end in the normal or above normal category,” IMD director general Mrutunjay Mohapatra said at a press briefing. (AGENCIES)
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