Delay in Monsoon Pushes Rainfall Deficiency to 45% in First 9 Days of June
A delay in the arrival of monsoon has pushed the country's rainfall deficiency in the first nine days of June to 45 percent, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
Monsoon made an onset over Kerala on 8 June, a week after its normal arrival date. This has also delayed its arrival in different parts of the country.
The rainfall deficiency in June could be higher due to the sluggish pace of the monsoon and a weak El-Nino, a phenomenon associated with heating of Pacific waters.
An on-going cyclonic circulation in the Arabian Sea could slow down the progress of monsoon over the next few days, it said.
Of the four meteorological divisions of the country, the deficiency was 66 per cent --- the highest in the country --- in central India that covers the states of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Goa, Odisha and Chhattisgarh.
(With inputs from PTI)
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(Source: ANI)
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Visuals from the Chowpatty beach in Porbandar.
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(Source: ANI)
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