Excess rain impact on kharif output minimal: Crisil

WHILE EXCESS MONSOON rainfall in key kharif crops growing states has hit standing crops including paddy and pulses including Punjab, Rajasthan and Telangana, the overall impact on the country's crop output is not expected to be significant, rating agency Crisil said on Thursday.

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“If there are no adverse weather events and the upcoming rabi season is healthy, we would see the third consecutive successful harvest,’ according to Crisil's rainfall distortion index (RDI).

The agency stated that abundant rains this monsoon season have improved the groundwater and reservoir levels, which is beneficial for the rabi crops that rely on irrigation.It stated that excess monsoon rainfall hit crops in 10 states, which together represent 58% of India’s kharif-growing area.