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Monsoon rains spread over a third of India, says weather office

The rains are critical for farming, which makes up about 15% of Asia's third-biggest economy at a size of nearly $2 trillion, since about 55% of arable land in the south Asian nation is rain fed.

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“Conditions are becoming favourable for further advance of southwest monsoon into more parts of the central Arabian Sea and Maharashtra,” the IMD said.

Reuters

2 min read Last Updated : Jun 12 2020 | 4:11 AM IST

Monsoon has covered more than a third of India and could spread further into eastern and western regions this week, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday.

The rains are critical for farming, which makes up about 15 per cent of Asia’s third-biggest economy at a size of nearly $2 trillion, since about 55 per cent of arable land in the south Asian nation is rain-fed.

“Conditions are becoming favourable for further advance of southwest monsoon into more parts of the central Arabian Sea and Maharashtra,” the IMD said.

In the next 48 hours, the monsoon would also advance

Topics : Monsoon Monsoon forecast Indian Meteorological Department agriculture sector

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