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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
National

How India's below-average September rainfall fuels concern about crops

MUMBAI: India's weather office has forecast rains in September that are below average, with temperatures above average, after accruing a ​rainfall deficit in August, amid a strengthening El Nino ​weather phenomenon.

The monsoon has been erratic until now, with many subdivisions receiving rainfall substantially below average, while only ​a handful got average rainfall.

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