Met office predicts above normal rain during South-West monsoon

This year the country is expected to receive good rainfall. The India Meteorological Department has predicted that the South-West monsoon rainfall will be more than the normal in 2016. 

Briefing reporters in New Delhi yesterday, Director General of IMD, Laxman Singh Rathore said that the



monsoon rainfall is likely to be 106 per cent of the Long period average. In reply to question, Mr Rathore said this year the rainfall will be 6 per cent more than normal which was 14 per cent deficient in 2015. The country had received deficient rainfall in the last two consecutive years.