Odisha records 28% average rainfall deficit in past 50 days as monsoon plays truant

Everything was fine as there was a good monsoon downpour in June's first week. The Kharif cultivation had begun on time with the sowing of seeds. But the Kharif plan has gone awry with monsoon playing truant, said a farmer, Rabindra Sahoo, from the Basudebpur area of Bhadrak district.