New Delhi, July 15 -- Rainfall activity is expected to remain subdued over west-central and south Peninsular India over the next seven days, while the plains of northwest India are also likely to see below-normal rainfall for the next five days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Wednesday.

The subdued rainfall is expected to affect several parts of the country. In the northwestern region, this includes the western Himalayan region-comprising Jammu & Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand-as well as Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.

In central India, parts of Madhya Pradesh and Vidarbha are likely to experience light rainfall. Across South Peninsular I...