Monsoon Rains 9% Below Average in Past Week: Weather Office

Monsoon rains were 9 per cent below average in the week ending September 24, the weather office said on Thursday, as the summer rains started withdrawing from the grain bowl belt of the country's northwest.

A week earlier, rainfalls were 25 per cent below average, ahead of this year's delayed retreat from the June-September monsoon season.

On Tuesday, the monsoon season started withdrawing from the western region, marking the start of the retreat after a fortnight's delay.

Copyright: Thomson Reuters 2014

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