Monsoon Rainfall in India

India is forecasted to receive normal monsoon rainfall this year, making good promises for the nation's farm industry and overall economic growth.
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In the wake of heavy downpours in the hill states, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a rain alert across North and South India late Monday night, as the month of May kicked in.

“Light to moderate rainfall with a few spells of intense rain, thunderstorms & lighting are very likely to continue over parts of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, south interior Karnataka, northeast India, central & east Uttar Pradesh, West Bihar, East Madhya Pradesh, north Chhattisgarh and Jammu division during the next six hours,” the IMD said in the statement.

Sputnik has assembled a photo gallery of rainfall from across India.
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A Kingfisher sits on a pipe along a street during a rain shower in Chennai on May 1, 2023. (Photo by R. Satish BABU / AFP)
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Two women ride on a scooter during pre-monsoon rains in Hyderabad, India, Monday, May 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
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People wait to cross a busy road during pre-monsoon rains in Hyderabad, India, Monday, May 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
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Commuters make their way through a street during a rain shower in Chennai on May 1, 2023. (Photo by R. Satish BABU / AFP)
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A policeman covers his head with a plastic bag amid light drizzle in Amritsar on May 1, 2023. (Photo by Narinder NANU / AFP)
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A pedestrian crosses a road amid a rainfall in New Delhi on May 1, 2023. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP)
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A woman holding an umbrella walk along an overbridge during a downpour in New Delhi on May 1, 2023. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP)
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People commute through rain waters during pre-monsoon showers in Hyderabad, India, Monday, May 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
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