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India to expect normal rainfall this year

STORY: India to expect normal rainfall this year DATELINE: April 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the India gate 2. various of raining in India 3. various of agriculture fields in India 4. various of crops in India STORYLINE: India will get normal rainfall during this year's monsoon, the weather department said on Tuesday. According to Indian Meteorological Department, between June and September, the country is expected to receive 96 percent rainfall of the Long Period Average. The Long Period Average is the mean rainfall recorded in monsoon seasons in India between 1971 and 2020. A monsoon is considered to be normal if the country receives between 96 percent and 104 percent of the average rainfall in a year. India's Meteorological Department, IMD, has set the standard for defining normal rainfall during the country's four-month monsoon season. Monsoon showers are vital for India's agriculture sector which accounts for about 18 percent of the e

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India to expect normal rainfall this year