Officials in the weather department said the monsoon is expected to be below normal because of the El-Nino effect.
Prices are likely to rise further as demand grows in coming months due to festivals
The arrival of the June-September rains has been delayed.
India's overall retail inflation eased to 4.41 per cent in September, helped by falling commodity prices, but rural inflation was at 5.05 per cent
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