2024 monsoon season ends with 7.6% more rain than normal: IMD

Rajasthan, Gujarat, west Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh get excess rainfall, according to the IMD data

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New Delhi, Updated At : 06:10 PM Oct 01, 2024 IST

The 2024 monsoon season has ended with 7.6 per cent more rainfall than normal, the India Meteorological Department said on Tuesday.

Rajasthan, Gujarat, west Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh got excess rainfall, according to the IMD data.

The monsoon is critical for India's agricultural sector, with 52 per cent of the net cultivated area dependent on it.

The primary rain-bearing system is also essential for replenishing reservoirs that provide drinking water and support power generation across the country.

2024 monsoon season ends with 7.6% more rain than normal: IMD

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