Conditions are ripe for the southwest monsoon to make an onset over Kerala on June 3 after missing its normal onset date, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Wednesday
The steady monsoon progress has spurred sowing of kharif crops and till last week, acreage was almost 21 per cent more than the same period last
The onset of monsoon over Kerala marks the official commencement of the four-month rainfall season in the country
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Skymet previously said the monsoon would reach Kerala, commencing the four-month rainfall season in the country, on June 4 with an error margin of plus or minus two days
The India Meteorological Department on Wednesday said the onset of southwest monsoon this year is likely to be delayed by five days,
The annual four-month rainy season is critical to the country's agriculture sector as it affects summer and winter crop sowing
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According to IMD data, Nearly 74 per cent of the country has received normal rainfall until now this season
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The monsoon is expected to hit Delhi on June 29, its normal onset date for the national capital
If the rains become scarce after mid-August, the standing kharif crops might be impacted
The southwest monsoon arrived in Kerala on June 29, three days ahead of its normal onset and, over the past a few days, it has battered parts of the western coast and the northeast
June 1 is the official onset date for arrival of monsoon in the country and it takes more than a month-and-half to cover the entire country
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