India activates contingency plans as rainfall deficit hits 40%, with strong grain stocks and irrigation systems helping manage monsoon uncertainty.

Centre, States, banks should be geared up

While India is currently facing 40 per cent rainfall deficit, the country has prepared district-level contingency plans to tackle possible rainfall uncertainty, with irrigation…

India activates contingency plans as rainfall deficit hits 40%, with strong grain stocks and irrigation systems helping manage monsoon uncertainty.

India is implementing contingency plans for over 300 vulnerable districts facing a potentially weak monsoon. With rains currently 43% below average and a forecast for continued…