El Nino Effect? Met department expects rains to hit India on June 5
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Delayed by almost a week, the season’s first rains is expected to hit Kerala in the next five days, weather officials said. According to an ET report, The annual monsoon season is crucial for India as half of its cropland is deficient in irrigation. It should be noted that the agricultural sector comprises 15% of India’s $2 trillion economy.
"We hope conditions will become favourable for the monsoon onset over the Kerala coast on around June 5," said
It should be noted that the country is expected to experience
Interestingly, the government has now put a contingency plan in place for nearly 580 districts to meet any exigencies that may arise due to delay in rains.
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"Contingency plans contain specific advisory to meet delay or deficiency in rains," said K.K. Singh, head of the agro-met division of the weather office in the report.
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