New Delhi, April 15 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday predicted above-normal cumulative rainfall during the monsoon season this year.

It also ruled out the possibility of El Nino conditions during the entire season.

"India is likely to see above-normal rainfall in the four-month monsoon season (June to September) with cumulative rainfall estimated at 105 per cent of the long-period average of 87 cm," IMD chief Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said during a press conference in New Delhi.

El Nino conditions, associated with below-normal monsoon rainfall in the Indian subcontinent, are unlikely to develop this time, he added.

A forecast of normal rainfall during the monsoon season comes as a huge relief to the farmers as it is ...