IMD predicts above normal rain in the country this monsoon
India TV NewsThe India Meteorological Department on Monday announced that the core monsoon zone, which encompasses the majority of rain-fed agricultural regions in the country, is forecasted to experience above-average rainfall this season. The states like Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal form the country's core monsoon zone where agriculture is primarily rain-fed. "India's monsoon core zone comprising most of the rain-fed agriculture areas are likely to receive above-normal rainfall," Director General of IMD Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said. Below normal monsoon in Northeast India Mohapatra said that below-normal monsoon rainfall is expected in northeast India, normal in northwest, and above-normal in central and south peninsular regions of the country.