Weather Update: What is El Nino, and what impact does it have on the monsoon? The monsoon season is responsible for over 70% of the nation's rainfall. The yield of important crops like rice, wheat, sugarcane, soybeans, and groundnuts is impacted by this. A typical monsoon is expected this year, according to the meteorological department. Warm surface waters in the western Pacific flow eastward along the equator because of El Nio.

Source: Dainik Jagran May 20, 2023 10:07 UTC