Deficient monsoon in India: IMD forecast proves accurate with 15% deficit
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Breaking the age-old saying that the meteorological department’s weather predictions rarely come true, the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) prediction for the South-West Monsoon (SWM) this year turned out to be remarkably correct. Yes, the SWM was deficient by 15 per cent…
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- 01The IMD correctly forecast this year's south-west monsoon.
- 02The monsoon was 15% below normal as of September 19.
- 03The article reflects on the effects of the deficit on the economy.