India's weather office forecasts above-average temperatures for March
By Reuters
March 2, 2024 at 1:00:03 PM
FILE PHOTO: A man rides a cycle with his face fully covered, on a hot summer day, in New Delhi, India, April 26, 2022. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File photo
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FILE PHOTO: Madhulal Meena, 60, a farmer, drinks water in a wheat field near Jaipur, India, February 24, 2023. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File photo
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India is likely to experience above normal minimum temperatures in March, India's state-run weather office said on Friday, raising concerns about the country's critical wheat crop.
In the first half of March, north-western parts of the country could receive above-normal rainfall, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director-general of the India Meteorological Department, told a virtual news conference.
In the second half of March temperatures are likely to rise above normal, he said.
(Reporting by Rajendra Jadhav; editing by Christina Fincher)
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