Monsoon delayed by 10 days in Uttar Pradesh; rainfall deficit worsens in 37 districts
The southwest monsoon is expected to arrive in Uttar Pradesh about 10 days later, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The country will get a normal monsoon this year, benefiting agriculture, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced on Tuesday.
"As per present estimation, the distribution of rainfall is likely to follow the climatological factors… we assess normal rainfall at 96 percent (plus/minus 5 per cent)," IMD Director General KJ Ramesh said at press conference here.
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The date of the monsoon's onset into Kerala will be announced in late May, he added.
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