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Ground Report · India · India logs near-driest June on record as a stalled monsoon threatens the kharif crop
Documents the regional spread of the deficit, Madhya Pradesh at 58%, Maharashtra 85%, Gujarat 84% below normal, with the monsoon core zone worst hit and drought alerts for the soybean and groundnut belts.
“Madhya Pradesh ran a 58% deficit, Maharashtra 85% and Gujarat 84%, with drought alerts across the soybean and groundnut belts.”