According to IMD data, the rainfall deficit in Haryana, Delhi and Chandigarh stands at 15%, while Himachal Pradesh has reported a deficit of just 9%

According to IMD data, the rainfall deficit in Haryana, Delhi and Chandigarh stands at 15%, while Himachal Pradesh has reported a deficit of just 9%

India's monsoon rainfall deficit has widened to nearly fourteen percent. Erratic rainfall has hurt kharif crop sowing across several regions. Total area under summer-sown crops…