India Likely To Get Above-Average Rainfall In Sept

2025-09-01 05:08:04

(MENAFN- Gulf Times) India is likely to get above-average monsoon rainfall in September after receiving 5% above-normal rains in August, the state-run weather department said yesterday.
Above-normal rainfall could damage India's summer-sown crops like rice, cotton, soybean, corn, and pulses, which are typically harvested from mid-September.
All regions, except northeastern states and the southern states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, are likely to receive rainfall equating to 109% of the 50-year average in September, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The monsoon is the lifeblood of India's nearly $4tn economy, delivering almost 70% of the rainfall needed to water farms and replenishing aquifers and reservoirs. Nearly half of India's farmland is not irrigated and depends on the annual June-September rains for crop growth.

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