July 1, 2016 1:32 PM

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June ends with 11% rainfall deficiency: IMD

India Meteorological Department said in an update that June has ended up with the overall rainfall deficiency of 11 per cent. Monsoon is yet to reach several parts of the country. In east and northeast India, monsoon was deficient by 28 per cent, while the deficiency was 17 and 7 per cent in central and northwest India respectively.<br/><br/>The Northern Limit of Monsoon (NLM) continues to pass through Dwarka, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Sawai Madhopur, Gwalior, Lucknow, Pantnagar, Dehradun, Una and Jammu. <br/><br/>NLM is the northernmost boundary of India up to which Monsoon rains have advanced on any given day.It is expected to cover Delhi, Haryana and Punjab in next two days. As per the IMD forecast after two consecutive bad rainfall seasons, this monsoon will be above normal.<br/><br/>In its forecast for the next 15 days, the IMD has predicted an above normal rainfall activity over north India during first week and over central India during second week of July. Western parts of the country are likely to receive above normal rainfall activity during second week.

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