Nearly half of India’s farmland just isn’t irrigated and will depend on the annual June-September rains for crop progress.
Swollen beas river following heavy monsoon rainfall, in Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh, Sunday, June 29, 2025. (PTI)
The monsoon is the lifeblood of India’s practically $4 trillion financial system, delivering virtually 70% of the rainfall wanted to water farms and replenishing aquifers and reservoirs.
Nearly half of India’s farmland just isn’t irrigated and will depend on the annual June-September rains for crop progress.
The southwest monsoon has additional superior into the remaining northwestern components of the nation, successfully masking the whole nation 9 days forward of schedule, the India Meteorological Department stated in an announcement.
In a typical 12 months, rains lash the southwestern coastal state of Kerala round June 1 and transfer northwards to cowl the whole nation by July 8.
The nation has obtained rainfall that’s 8% above common to date this month, IMD stated.
An IMD forecast final month stated India is prone to see above common monsoon rains for the second straight 12 months in 2025.
Farmers often begin planting summer-sown crops akin to rice, corn, cotton, soybeans, and sugarcane after the arrival of monsoon rains.
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