10.6.14

Met predicts sub-normal monsoon


The Narendra Modi government officially acknowledged that it is gearing for its first big test with the Met downgrading its monsoon forecast from 95% to a likely 93% of the long period average (LPA) rainfall.
“The government is alert about the possibility of a subnormal monsoon this year and contingency plans are being prepared,“ President Pranab Mukherjee said.
The official word came as the Indian Meteorological Department said moderate El Nino conditions expected to develop in the tropical Pacific in the summer months would impact the monsoon. 

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