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CONVECTIONAL RAINFALL Convectional rain is caused by convection where the surface layer of the atmosphere is heated causing the moisture laden air to rise. As it rises it cools to form clouds. The unequal heating of the earths surface causes convection. The resulting condition is that more widespread areas of colder air separate rising currents of warm air. The colder air slowly sinks to take the place of rising warm air. The condition of rising currents of warm air separated by more wide-spread areas of slowly sinking air is referred to as CONVECTION. This is typical of thunder storms during a hot summer. Convectional rain can also be found year round in regions near the equator. CYCLONIC RAINFALL This rain is caused by depressions or Lows. Cyclonic rain originates where warm tropical air meets cold polar air. The warm air overrides the cold air. When contrasting air masses make contact, an abrupt zone or boundary is formed. This boundary is called a FRONT and is accompanied by rather abrupt changes in temperature, pressure and humidity. 3. OROGRAPHIC RAINFALL Canadas west coast. Rain which mountains standing in the path of moisture-laden air cause; the air is forced to rise and is therefore cooled. If enough water vapour is present it is deposited on the windward side of the mountains.

4. FRONTAL RAINFALL Frontal rainfall is a type of precipitation that is common in the UK, which occurs when a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet. A warm front is discovered when warm air advances and rises over the cold, which is heavier and denser. As this warm air rises it also cools causing condensation takes places. If this condensation continues there will be a growth in warm droplets which fall as rain when heavy enough. The cold front can take place when heavy cold air advances and pushes under a body of lighter warm air

5. RELIEF RAINFALL This type of rainfall is when air is forced to ascend the side of a mountain range. It expands and loses much of its heat in the regions of low pressure. As a result of this cooling condensation takes place and there is rainfall on the windward side of the mountain. This type of rainfall is known as relief or geographic

As per MET, monsoon rains hit the countrys southern coast two days ahead of expectations and would help boost the countrys output of grain and oilseeds. After covering southern India, Monsoon has entered Maharashtra and the monsoon rains were 12 percent above normal in the first week. Last year, many parts of Northern India witnesses monsoon rains and heavy rainfall which caused a lot of havoc and created a flood-like situation in several districts and states of North India. Rainfall in July, the wettest month of the monsoon season experienced less rainfall than expected. Showers in August were forecast at 101 percent, according to the weather office and the seasonal rainfall in the country seen 97 per cent of the long period average at 635.1 mm against the normal of 652.3 mm. Monsoon rains has an impact on several crops of different states in India. It impacts the sowing of groundnut in Rajasthan and Gujarat, soya-bean in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra and paddy in Uttar Pradesh. Kharif crop also gets affected due to the delay of rains. Rains also affect the production of rice, millet, sugarcane, oilseeds and cotton. As per the metrological department, rains were 51 percent below normal till the second half of June which is badly affecting the farming sector.

Less rain affects the purchasing power in rural areas and contract demand for products and services. With the global recession still pertaining, India is depending on the domestic demand which mainly comes from rural India. To reduce the dependency on monsoon, Indian government needs to take some action and provide improved infrastructure for the agricultural sector in the following budget and literate the farmers about the latest technologies and equipment to use, rather than depending on monsoon rains.