New Delhi: The Southwest monsoon, which made its onset over the Kerala coast on June 8, has now covered the entire country six days earlier than the scheduled date of July 8, the India Meteorological Department said on Sunday.
It has now covered the states of Rajasthan, Haryana, and Punjab, IMD said.
According to IMD’s data, this is only the third time that monsoon has covered the entire country in the first week of July in the last 24 years.
However, the country still experiences a rainfall deficiency of 13 percent at 136.5 mm since June 1 as some states received excess rainfall, while others experienced deficient rainfall.
In the month of June, 12 states recorded normal rainfall, while 14 states received deficient rainfall, with two states facing a significant deficiency.
The presence of cyclonic circulations in the central parts of the south Bay of Bengal and the north Andaman Sea has led the IMD to issue warnings for south, west, east, and north-eastern India.
Heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected in various regions of the country, including south interior Karnataka, coastal Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Kerala, Mahe, coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam, Rayalaseema, Telangana, north interior Karnataka, and Lakshadweep on different days.
Additionally, light to moderate rainfall is predicted in Konkan, Goa, Ghat areas of central Maharashtra, and Gujarat.
"Bihar will experience fairly widespread to widespread light or moderate rains until Wednesday, while Assam, Meghalaya, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, and Sikkim may face extremely heavy falls until Monday. Isolated heavy rainfall is likely in Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand, and Odisha on specific days. The rest of the country is not expected to undergo any significant weather changes," it said.
With inputs from IANS