Monsoon rains expected below normal: MeT

The weather office said that the annual southwest monsoon rains were likely to be 93% of the long-term average.

The weather office said on Monday that the annual southwest monsoon rains were likely to be 93 per cent of the long-term average, and classified the forecast as being "just below normal."

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"At 93 per cent, it is just below normal," B Lal, Director-General of the Indian Meteorological Department, told a news conference.