Question raised in Rajya Sabha on contingency plan to deal with El Nino factor, 24/07/2015

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on contingency plan to deal with El Nino factor, 24/07/2015. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) in its 2nd update on June 2, 2015 of the Indian summer monsoon rainfall (ISMR) forecast that for the country as a whole the monsoon is likely to be 88±4% of the long period average. Since April 2015, weak El Nino conditions were prevailing over the equatorial Pacific Ocean, which got strengthened during the monsoon season. This strengthening of El-Nino may lead to reduced ISMR during the coming months as it is one of the factors determining ISMR variability.