Monsoon may be deficient in July: Met department

New Delhi: There seems to be some bad news for farmers. The Met department has said that the monsoon may miss the forecast this month and may be deficient in July.

It said that the El Nino effect, a phenomenon that causes temperature variations, may emerge in August and September.

The Met department expects the monsoon to recover in rice-growing areas but not in Karnataka and the North-East.

It says rainfall will be deficient in Gujarat's oilseed-growing areas.