July 11, 2016 2:58 PM

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Country's 89 % area receives normal to excess rainfall: MeT Dept.

Around 89 per cent of the country has received normal to excess rainfall, owing to a good amount of monsoon in several parts.<br/><br/>Overall, the country has recorded 254 mm of rainfall from<br/><br/>June 1 to July 10, as against 251 mm, which is one per cent more.<br/><br/>Met Department said 26 per cent of the country has received excess rainfall, while the 63 per cent witnessed normal rainfall.<br/><br/>Only 11 per cent has received deficient rainfall.<br/><br/>Regions like Marathwada and Vidarbha, which were affected by severe drought, have received good amount of rainfall.<br/><br/>East and West Madhya Pradesh too have been witnessing some good rains with the region recording 78 and 66 per cent of more rainfall than its normal limit.<br/><br/>Met Department said conditions are favourable for further advance of southwest monsoon into remaining parts of Kutch and West Rajasthan during next 48 hours.<br/><br/>Weatherman has predicted heavy rain in parts of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Maharashtra, Goa, Coastal Karnataka, Kerala, Uttarakhand, West Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh,<br/><br/>Odisha, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura.

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