India retains forecast of above average monsoon rains
The monsoon is expected to total 106% of the long-term average this year, said M. Ravichandran, secretary in the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
The India Meteorological Department defines average or normal rainfall as ranging between 96% and 104% of a 50-year average of 87 cm (35 inches) for the four-month season from June to September.
(Reporting by Mayank Bhardwaj; writing by Rajendra Jadhav; editing by Sudipto Ganguly)
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