IMD revised monsoon prediction from 93 % to 88%, drought expected

  • 7 years ago
Its not a very good news for India and specially for agricultural sector. the govt has announced that Monsoon rains this year will be “ deficient this year. Union Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan informed that the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has revised its rainfall forecast from 93 to 88 percent, This means India will be experiencing two consecutive years of “deficient” rains as 2014 too had turned out be a drought year.

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