Monsoon covers almost entire country
* June rainfall 46 percent below normal (Adds details, quotes and background)
- India's monsoon rains for the week ended July 1 were 29 percent below normal, improving from a 68 percent shortfall in the previous seven days, the weather office said on Thursday.
The June-September annual rains are the main source of irrigation for Indian farms and are crucial for Asia's third-largest economy.
Countrywide rainfall was 39.6 mm in the latest week against a normal 56.0 mm, the India Meteorological Department office said.
It said all 36 weather zones received rains during the week, indicating a revival after a weak phase during the previous two weeks.
The monsoon was normal in 10 areas and surplus in three, while 23 zones recorded deficit to scanty rains.
Rainfall during June 1 to July 1 was 92.2 mm, 46 percent below normal. It was better than June 1 to June 24 when the rains were 52.8 mm, 54 percent below normal.
Last week, the weather office said total rainfall from the four-month monsoon would be only 93 percent of the long-term average, coming in below normal for the first time in four years
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