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Is Punjab Headed for Its Worst Drought in Three Decades?
Punjab may be heading for its worst drought in almost three decades, fear authorities, after the state's meteorological department predicted a 60 per cent deficit in monsoon this year.
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With 68 per cent below normal rainfall, Punjab on the verge of drought
With just 12 mm of rain in all of July, people in Punjab's Sangrur district are hoping for divine intervention. One of the main districts for producing rice, their crop is now dangerously delayed. Monsoon in Punjab is a whopping 68 per cent below normal and Sangrur and adjoining is close to a 75 per cent deficit.
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Is Punjab Headed for Its Worst Drought in Three Decades?
Punjab may be heading for its worst drought in almost three decades, fear authorities, after the state's meteorological department predicted a 60 per cent deficit in monsoon this year.
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With 68 per cent below normal rainfall, Punjab on the verge of drought
With just 12 mm of rain in all of July, people in Punjab's Sangrur district are hoping for divine intervention. One of the main districts for producing rice, their crop is now dangerously delayed. Monsoon in Punjab is a whopping 68 per cent below normal and Sangrur and adjoining is close to a 75 per cent deficit.
