India's crucial monsoon has stopped in its tracks and may not advance further for another four days, the weather office said. The met office reported 26 per cent deficient rainfall across the country this season.Weather scientists, however, said there was no reason to worry as a couple of good spells could change the scenario and wipe out the deficit.Director General, India Meteorological Department IMD,Laxman Singh Rathore told reporters in New Delhi that the moonsoon flows were affected by atmospheric storm 'Talim'.He said IMD will issue an update to its monsoon forecast tomorrow amid indications that it would downgrade the prediction of normal monsoon it had made in April.
News On AIR | June 21, 2012 5:42 PM
India's monsoon stops in its tracks: Met Dept