The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday said that the country will witness normal rainfall during the monsoon season, adding that there are 67 percent chances of normal to above-normal rainfall this year.
Secretary of the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences, M. Ravichandran said that the country will see normal rain during the Southwest monsoon season.
He added that there is a likelihood of 96 percent of the long-period average of roughly 87 cm.
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The government’s forecast may come as a relief to farmers even as on Monday, private weather forecaster Skymet had predicted “below normal” rainfall during the monsoon season between June and September, attributing the deficiency to a strengthening El Nino phenomenon.
Earlier, With moderate to widespread rainfall over central, eastern, and southern parts of India from March 13 to 18 under the influence of an active western disturbance and associated induced cyclonic circulation, meteorologists predicted the onset of pre-monsoon activities that may lead to crop damage.
This initial spell of unseasonal rain and thundershowers has already led to crop damage in substantial parts of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra between March 6 and 8. Strong winds and hailstorms flattened the crop, making the loss beyond recovery.
Now, the country is gearing up for another prolonged spell of pre-monsoon rain and thundershowers, along with thunderstorms, hailstorms, and lightning strikes.
With this, the threat of crop damage is looming large over the standing crop across several parts of India, they said.
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