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The country's June-September monsoon season ended with 12% below average rainfall, the weather office said on Tuesday, making the season the worst in five years.
A shaky start of the season in June led to a 43% shortfall in rains in the first month, but the deficit shrank in the subsequent months.
Monsoon rains are vital because the farm sector accounts for 14% of the national economy and half of India's farmland lacks irrigation.
