August 31, 2024
India is bracing for another month of above-average rainfall in September
Traffic moves through a flooded road after heavy rains in Ahmedabad, India on August 22, 2024. — Reuters MUMBAI: India is forecast to receive above average rainfall in September after surplus rainfall in August, the meteorological department said on Saturday. Rainfall in September is likely to exceed 109% of the 50-year average, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director general of the India Meteorological Department, told a virtual news conference. Above-normal rainfall could damage summer-sown crops such as rice, cotton, soybeans, corn and pulses, which are usually harvested from mid-September. Crop damage can lead to food inflation, but the rains can also lead to


