Weak monsoon results in 85 per cent rain deficit in Jharkhand; IMD withdraws heat wave alert

PINAKI MAJUMDAR   Jamshedpur, June 21:  A weak and delayed monsoon has resulted in 85 per cent rain deficit in Jharkhand, suggested Meteorological statistics issued by IMD’s Ranchi Meteorological Centre today. Against a normal of 92.5 mm, the state has so far actually received 14.1 mm, a deficit of 85 per cent. Such rainfall deficit … Continue reading Weak monsoon results in 85 per cent rain deficit in Jharkhand; IMD withdraws heat wave alert