The monsoon has galloped in the past three days, boosting this season's total rainfall to a soothing 11% higher than normal after early jitters kept financial markets on the tenterhooks and sparked fears of inflation and more rural distress.
The surge in rainfall will boost planting of crops that had lagged behind so far, and replenish water reservoirs that irrigate fields and feed hydropower plants. However, it would be premature to celebrate as the weather office expects a shortfall of 12% in the monsoon's often-erratic, four-month journey from Kanyakumari to Kashmir that delivers 75% of India's annual rain.
Monsoon gallops in past three days, boosts total rainfall to a soothing 11% higher than normal - The Times of India
The surge in rainfall will boost planting of crops that had lagged behind so far, and replenish water reservoirs that irrigate fields and feed hydropower plants. However, it would be premature to celebrate as the weather office expects a shortfall of 12% in the monsoon's often-erratic, four-month journey from Kanyakumari to Kashmir that delivers 75% of India's annual rain.
Monsoon gallops in past three days, boosts total rainfall to a soothing 11% higher than normal - The Times of India
