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No need for panic over monsoons - Pranab

Wed Jul 15, 2009 6:41pm IST
 
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The government is ready with a contingency plan if monsoon rains remain below normal and there is no need "to press the panic button", Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee told parliament on Wednesday.

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