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Meghalaya faces rainfall shortage [1]

Home to one of the wettest regions in the world, Meghalaya is facing shortage of rainfall this monsoon, along with Gujarat and southern parts of the country.
Though southwest monsoon had covered the entire country by July 10, five days ahead of the average date, southern peninsula, several states in Northeastern India, Gujarat and central Maharashtra have witnessed scanty rainfall. Regions facing scanty rainfall also include North Karnataka, Telengana in Andhra Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and Lakshadweep.

Publication Date: 
18/07/2008
Asian Age (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Telengana Plateau [3], Lakshadweep [4], Andhra Pradesh [5], Gujarat [6], Karnataka [7], Maharashtra [8], Manipur [9], Meghalaya [10], Mizoram [11], Nagaland [12], Rainfall Pattern [13]
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