Monsoon sets in over Kerala after a week’s delay

The southwest monsoon, a major factor in agricultural production in India, blew over Kerala. However, the onset of the monsoon, which accounts for about 85 percent of the country’s total rainfall, has been delayed by a week.

A special press release issued by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) reports that the monsoon has advanced to the remaining parts of the southern Arabian Sea and some parts of the central Arabian Sea, the entire Lakshadweep district, most parts of Kerala, and most parts of southern Tamil Nadu, remaining. parts of Komorin district, Bay of Mannar and some other parts of southwest, central and northeastern Bay of Bengal on Thursday.

IMD said conditions are favorable for further advance of the monsoon in some other parts of the central Arabian Sea, remaining parts of Kerala, some other parts of Tamil Nadu, some parts of Karnataka and some other parts of the southwest, central and northeastern Bay of Bengal. and some parts of the northeastern states within the next 48 hours.