India receives 28% above-common monsoon rains this week, says IMD

India receives 28% above-common monsoon rains this week, says IMD

by admin- Thursday, July 11th, 2019 07:59:23 PM

India’s monsoon rains inside the week ending on Wednesday have been above average for the first time because the start of the season on June 1, helping farmers to accelerate the planting of summer-sown crops and easing worries of drought.

Monsoon rains are crucial for farm production and monetary growth, as about fifty five% of India’s arable land is rain-fed, and agriculture paperwork about 15% of a $2.Five-trillion financial system this is the 0.33 biggest in Asia.

India received 28% extra rainfall than the 50-yr common in the week to July 10, data from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) confirmed.

Soybean- and cotton-growing relevant India obtained 38% extra rainfall in the week, at the same time as the rice developing southern states were given 20% less rainfall.

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