80% of cultivation areas have seen good rainfall: Skymet

Stating that about 80 percent of areas under cultivation in the country had seen normal to above-normal rains, GP Sharma, VP - Meteorology, Skymet, said that he expects the monsoon to be normal in July as well as August.

The private weather forecasting firm has reiterated its earlier prediction of this season's monsoon being at 107 percent of the long period average, he told CNBC-TV18.

Noting that the monsoon has started on a strong note despite being delayed, Sharma said he expects the spread of rainfall to improve over the next four-five days to cover regions such as Uttar Pradesh, which have witnessed slightly less rainfall.

Please watch video for the full interview.