This year the southwest monsoon set in early over Kerala and got off to a dramatic, if unpropitious, start. Cyclone Aila swept in from the Bay of Bengal and wreaked havoc, including much loss of life, in West Bengal and neighbouring Bangladesh. Thereafter, the monsoon went into a slump and its progress northwards has been tardy.

As our columnist today argues, monsoon no longer has a vice grip on the economy but it retains enough clout for below normal rains-the government

New Delhi: A day after India Meteorological Department (IMD) projected

June 25: This is supposed to the monsoon season, but the severe heat wave conditions in many parts of the state make it seem as if summer has not bid goodbye yet. In all, 18 districts in the state have recorded deficit (nine districts) and scanty rainfall (nine districts). According to the meteorological department, the deficiency amounts to 49 per cent.

AHMEDABAD: Torrential rains lashed Saurasthra and adjoining areas on the second consecutive day on Wednesday even as the Met department predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall over Saurashtra, Kutch and Diu by Thursday evening.

However, rains continued to play hide and seek in Ahmedabad, showing up only in the form of a light drizzle in the evening for a brief while.

North May Be Worst Hit, Kharif Crop In Danger
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P. Sunderarajan

NEW DELHI: The Union government on Wednesday announced a downward revision in its estimates for the rainfall in the southwest monsoon season. The rainfall will be

New Delhi: The monsoon is three weeks late, and India is likely to get

IMD has been predicting a normal monsoon during the June-September season since March.

Ahmedabad : India Meteorological Department (IMD), Ahmedabad is set to procure a state-of-the-art Doppler Radar to track weather conditions more accurately in and around city. According to IMD officials, this sophisticated weather prediction system that can detect weather conditions within a radius of 500 km, will be in place by next year.

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