GUWAHATI: Climate change has hit home. The northeast, which sees devastating floods every year during the rains, has had a deficient monsoon this year. And with little over a month left for the rainy season to end, it is unlikely that the region will receive enough rain to make up for the backlog.
According to the Regional Meteorological Centre here, rainfall departure from normal ranged between 38 and 77 per cent across the region since June 1. The rains hit the northeast a few days later than the normal June 5 this year. The normal time of withdrawal of the monsoon is September 30.
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