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  India may witness below-normal monsoon rains, drought; agricultural states may face strain

  India | April 10, 2023 19:08 IST

  Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, the agricultural bowl of north India, are likely to observe less-than-normal rains during the second half of the season.

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  24 states received deficient rainfall in June

  India | July 01, 2019 22:24 IST

  While all eyes are now on the weather god, reports have not been encouraging with private forecaster Skymet predicting a below normal monsoon this year.

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  Odisha receives 31.5 per cent deficit rain in June

  India | July 01, 2019 11:37 IST

  Odisha has registered a deficit rainfall of 31.5 per cent in June this year, an official said. The state received an average rainfall of 148.3 mm against the Long Term Average (LTA) of 216.5 mm during June.

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  With 9 per cent deficit, Monsoon season ends with 'below normal' rainfall for second time in a row

  India | October 01, 2018 15:00 IST

  Overall, the country received 91 per cent of rainfall of the Long Period Average (LPA), which falls under "below normal" category, according to the IMD.

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  Rainfall deficiency in Punjab at 59 pc, Haryana 55 pc: IMD

  India | August 03, 2014 13:26 IST

  Chandigarh: Punjab and Haryana, the two leading agrarian states of the country, have received poor monsoon rains this year so far with deficit as high as 59 and 55 per cent respectively.Chandigarh, the common capital