India to witness normal Monsoon this year, predicts IMD

Long Period Average rainfall will be 98 per cent with an error margin of plus and minus 5 per cent.

Edited by: PTI New Delhi Updated on: April 16, 2021 12:59 IST

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Monsoon to be normal this year: IMD

The Southwest Monsoon, which brings more than 75 per cent of rainfall to the country, is expected to be normal this year, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday.

The Long Period Average (LPA) rainfall will be 98 per cent with an error margin of plus and minus 5 per cent, said M Rajeevan, secretary of the Ministry of Earth Sciences.

He was releasing the first Long Range Forecast for the four-month rainfall period from June to September at a virtual press briefing.

"Monsoon will be 98 per cent of the LPA which is normal rainfall. It is really good news for the country and will help India have a good agriculture output," Rajeevan said.