SOUTHWEST MONSOON COVERED ENTIRE COUNTRY SIX DAYS AHEAD: IMD

(The Quiver): The southwest monsoon covered the entire India on Saturday, informed the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

According to the IMD’s latest bulletin, the monsoon has advanced to Rajasthan, Gujarat and North Arabian Sea, nearly six days earlier than expected. Several parts of India have already received heavy rainfall.

While the western coast may receive widespread light to moderate rainfall in the next two days , the rest of the country may see scattered or isolated rainfall, it added.

According to the IMD, all states falling in the monsoon core zone, barring Rajasthan, have received deficient rains till now. The monsoon core zone comprises the states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Odisha which are rain-fed agricultural regions.