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The basic causes of the large-scale deficiency in the South-West Monsoon rainfall over India in 1965 and 1966

The years 1965 and 1966 will be remembered in Indian history as two successive years in which the failure of the south-west monsoon had a disastrous effect on Indian economy. This article is an attempt to find out the basic causes of this large-scale deficiency in the monsoon rainfall.