New Delhi, August 25: A panel of ministers will meet on Tuesday to review the impact of patchy monsoon rains and discuss if there is a need to modify some of the steps initiated to manage drought, a media report said.
The paper did not cite sources for the information.
Annual monsoon rains, a key factor in determining the country’s farm and overall economic growth, are 26 percent below normal so far in the season from June, threatening oilseeds and sugarcane crops.
–Agencies