Rains delayed, India sees 2nd driest pre-monsoon in 65 years

Since 1954 — when the country experienced 93.9mm of rainfall in the pre-monsoon season of March, April and May — showers have dipped below the three-figure mark only in 2009 (99mm), 2012 (the driest at 90.5mm) and 2019 (99mm). The highest deficiency has been witnessed in Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada and Vidarbha in Maharashtra, Konkan-Goa, Gujarat, Saurashtra and Kutch, coastal Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry, among others.

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