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Central Government Unveils Contingency Plan for Weak Monsoon Impact on Kharif Crop

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New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) The Central government on Tuesday unveiled a special contingency plan amid concerns over a possible El Nino weather phenomenon that could lead to a weak monsoon this year and adversely impact the kharif crop in 315 vulnerable districts in the country.Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan chaired a high-level virtual meeting with state Agriculture Ministers, senior officials, experts from the ICAR, ICAR-CRIDA, and the India Meteorolog…