MUMBAI: India's annual monsoon rains have covered two-third of the country, nearly a fortnight ahead of the normal schedule, a weather department official said on Monday, adding that conditions are favourable for further advancement into the north-western parts this week.
Monsoon arrived in the southern state of Kerala on June 3 against the usual June 1, but has advanced quickly since. Monsoon is crucial for India's US$2.7-trillion economy, as it delivers nearly 70per cent of the rain needed by farms, besides replenishing reservoirs and aquifers.Sowing of summer-sown crops such as cotton, rice, soybean, corn and pulses has already started in southern and western states, and could start in central and northern India this week, said a Mumbai-based dealer with a global trading firm.
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