The 2020 southwest monsoon season ended on Wednesday recording 9 per cent more rainfall than the normal, which makes it the second consecutive year of above-normal rainfall, a feat that has occurred for the first time in almost 60 years.
In 2019, the southwest monsoon was 10 per cent more than normal. The last time India had two consecutive years of above normal rainfall was in 1958 and 1959.
This year, the monsoon was above normal in almost all parts, except in North-West India, which comprises of the major grain producing states of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan,
In 2019, the southwest monsoon was 10 per cent more than normal. The last time India had two consecutive years of above normal rainfall was in 1958 and 1959.
This year, the monsoon was above normal in almost all parts, except in North-West India, which comprises of the major grain producing states of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan,