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Question raised in Rajya Sabha on El Nino Impact on Monsoon, 06/04/2017

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on El Nino Impact on Monsoon, 06/04/2017. As per the global El Niño forecast issued in early March 2017, chances of occurrence of El Niño exists after July. World Meteorological Agencies have indicated possibility of El Nino conditions to develop over the Pacific later this year. But, none of these agencies have mentioned about its negative impact on Indian monsoon rainfall this year. According to various studies, there is no one to one relation between El Nino and Indian Monsoon Performance.