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Modi taking India towards the league of developed nations, says Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu

Extolling the Prime Minister’s 25 years in public service, the Chief Minister says that under his leadership 25 crore people have come out of poverty and 80 crore people are receiving free foodgrains, and that policies such as Atmanirbhar Bharat and ‘Vocal for Global’ have strengthened the Make-in-India concept

Modi taking India towards the league of developed nations, says Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu

Andhra Pradesh has been identified as the third most rainfall-deficient state in India this monsoon season, with the Southwest Monsoon nearing its end. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported that 42% of the total rainfall deficit in the country is experienced by Andhra Pradesh. Only Meghalaya (59%), Manipur (43%), Arunachal Pradesh (42%), Punjab (40%), and Puducherry (40%) have a higher deficit.

The southern peninsula, which includes Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, reported the steepest rainfall deficit. As of September 16, Andhra Pradesh had only recorded 255.3 mm of rain, while the normal rainfall for the period should have been 442.3 mm. The neighboring Telangana reported a 20% deficit.

Scientists at IMD-Pune suggest that El Niño conditions and low-pressure systems near the head of the Bay of Bengal are the two primary factors causing the deficient rainfall.

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