Farm Activities Pick Up On Widespread Rains

The government today said agricultural activity had picked up due to widespread rainfall in many parts of the country in the past week. However, the overall position of the monsoon precipitation so far this season had improved only marginally.

Only four of the 36 meteorological sub-divisions in the country now fall in the scanty rainfall category, though 21 still have rainfall deficiency varying from 20 per cent to 59 per cent. The deficiency in the country