Monsoon set to cover India, deficit wiped off

July 06, 2016 09:23

The southwest monsoon is on the verge of covering the entire country 10 days ahead of its schedule as the rains reached almost all parts of the country barring extreme west Rajasthan, around Barmer district.

The strong pick-up in showers has wiped off the shortfall which till the end of June had stood at 11 per cent of the long period average (LPA, the average rainfall for the past 50 years).

The monsoon, which usually covers the entire country by July 15, has, as on Tuesday, left only far-western parts of Rajasthan from its expanse.

The rains in the first four days of July were around 40 per cent more than normal.

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