Monsoon might end 2022 with a bang! Sept rains seen good in parts of India

IMD says fresh withdrawal dates will be updated soon; last week it said withdrawal might set in by Sep 7

The southwest monsoon may exit the country this year ‘with a bang’, with most parts likely to get ‘normal’ to ‘above normal’ rainfall in September, except for East and Northeast India, particularly states like Jharkhand that will continue to remain parched.

This could spell bad news for Uttar Pradesh (UP), Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal, where acreage under paddy has been running less than last year till much of the peak sowing window, although there has been some catching up lately.

For the central, western, and southern parts of the country, excess rains for the fag end of the season