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Monsoon To Be 'Normal' Due To Delay In La Nina, Says Weather Office

Monsoon delivers 70% of India's annual rainfall.
Monsoon delivers 70% of India's annual rainfall.
New Delhi: Going back on its earlier forecast of "above normal" monsoon, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday said the monsoon will be "normal" this year due to delay in La Nina weather pattern. The monsoon this year will be below 100 per cent of the long period average, Ministry of Earth Sciences Secretary Madhavan Nair Rajeevan said. IMD Director General K J Ramesh said, "The monsoon will be normal this year." The...
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