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Monsoon Rains Recharge Indian Dams, Boosting Winter Crop Outlook
Ample monsoon rainfall in India has helped replenish water in key reservoirs, improving prospects for winter-sown crops such as wheat and rapeseed that mostly rely on dams and groundwater for irrigation.
Winter crop area is likely to rise this year, Farm Secretary Devesh Chaturvedi said. The country could see a record harvest of food grains, including rice, grown during the rainy season as the weather has been conducive, he said.
