India Monsoon Deficit Deepens: Weekly Shortfall Hits 51%, Season Cumulative Gap Widens to 23%

IMD data for July 9–15 shows rainfall running 51% below LPA, pushing the June 1–July 15 cumulative deficit to 23%—crossing IMD's 'deficient' threshold and raising Kharif crop stress alerts for rice, pulses, oilseeds and cotton.

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