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Even though India gets abundant rainfall during the rainy season, yet, some places experience drought. Explain giving suitable examples.
Topic: Rain shadow and drought
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Places lying in rain-shadow positions miss the monsoon: the Thar Desert, west of the Aravallis, is bypassed by the Bay of Bengal branch, and northern Jammu & Kashmir lies behind the Himalayan wall — both stay dry while the rest of India is rained on.
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