Despite the revival of monsoon progress in the last few days after a gap, a huge deficiency in rains this month is unlikely to be bridged. So, sowing activities for several kharif crops is likely to be delayed. Pushan Sharma, Director, Crisil Intelligence, stated that the delayed progression of the monsoon across western and central India is likely to postpone kharif sowing and transplanting, particularly for paddy, cotton, pulses and key horticultural crops such as onion and tomato.