South West Monsoon rains up by 5% when compared to last year
Posted on: 15/Jun/2015 11:27:56 AM
The Meteorological department today said that the country has received five per cent more rainfall than the normal limit until now even as northwest India, the southern peninsula and Central India have received below normal rainfall,
Overall, the country received 53.5 mm of rainfall as compared to normal rainfall of 50.5 mm of precipitation from June 1 till date.
The southwest monsoon remains active over west coast giving heavy rain over coastal Karnataka and Konkan Goa. While a through extending from south Gujarat to Kerala coast is giving rain over parts of Maharashtra and Gujarat, east coast of Odisha and coastal Andhra Pradesh also continue to receive moderate monsoon rains.
