Slow Monsoon Progress in June May Delay Sowing of Crops in India
- Monsoon rains are 32% below normal so far, weather office says
- No adverse impact seen on crop output as rains to gather pace
Farmhands prepare to sow rice saplings at a flooded paddy field in Karnal district, Haryana, India.
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A slow progress of the monsoon in India so far could slightly delay sowing of major crops such as paddy, but the rainfall activity will gather pace and compensate for any shortfall, according to the weather department.
Rains have been 32% below normal so far in the June-September rainy season, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director general of the India Meteorological Department said. However, the situation is improving and the monsoon is expected to cover major parts of central and eastern India in the next three days, he said in a Bloomberg TV interview with Haslinda Amin and Rishaad Salamat on Thursday.