397 districts face rainfall deficit. Learn how to adapt water management, adjust transplanting, and spot stress signs in your kharif rice during erratic monsoon.
This July, 397 districts across India are reporting below-normal rainfall, and paddy-growing areas along the Ganga are facing drought-like conditions ([Down To Earth, 14 July 2026](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi_gFBVV95cUxQRDFXNm9EaUNVMklBZXg2cjhVNGItdUQ1ZUwyMXNEN29VVEsyTWpzTmJmcDhLUWw0eGhZSzBxWjcybWFjdDlwcFRYU1ZyN3BvQS11WFFhWUlKSGxaVU5OUXhvLTQwdm9zZ3VoTDBhME52MVFDY0xDZ2pfeGxBTTFtWUZRXzY5QmhNbmtqYjZNOUQ0bG …
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