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"Rainfall is likely to be below normal," Earth Sciences Minister Prithviraj Chavan said.
The minister said the 2009 monsoon rainfall would be 93 per cent of the long-term average, lower than an earlier forecast of 96 per cent.
The annual monsoon hit the southwestern state of Kerala on May 23, a week ahead of schedule, but its progress has gradually weakened, threatening to hit the country's farm output and impact the economy.
The four-month rainy season normally kicks off around June 1 and covers the entire country by mid-July.
With only 40 per cent of farmland irrigated, most of India's small farmers rely on the monsoon to water their crops. A good season of rains also boosts rural demand for a range of products and is a key factor in determining expansion in the larger economy.
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Cloud Seeding augments RainEarth sciences Minister Prithviraj Chavan rightly said that monsoon rains will be below normal and hence he should simply direct all the Meteorologists of Indian Meteorology Department to supplement the rains by cloud seeding as practised by china by sprinkling chemicals into louds to squeeze 40 percent more rainfall.Andhra pradesh Chief Minister discussed the benefits of cloud seeding with Chinese Experts and so he is spending Rs.20 to 30 crores per year and is producing about 15 TMC[thousand million cubic feet ]exttra rain water since 2004.Let the Earth Sciences Minister depute his officers to China to copy their successful technology to implement in India with modifications,if needed to save the agriculture and economic growth of Indiaprof.T.Shivaji Rao,M.S[Texas]Ph.D[Hony]Director,Gitam University,Visakhapatnam,Expert,cloud seeding projectof Govt.of Andhra pradesh state,Hyderabad
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