Indian monsoon arrives early |
The Southwest monsoon arrived over the Andaman and Nicobar islands on May 16th, six days ahead of its schedule, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. This also signals the start of the four-month seasonal rains that are crucial to the largely agri-dependent economy. The Andaman and Nicobar islands and adjoining areas have been experiencing rainfall due to strengthening south-westerly winds in the lower tropospheric levels, the weather office said. The Indian Meteorological Department said in a statement that the conditions are favorable for further advance of the southwest monsoon into some more parts of the south Bay of Bengal, the entire Andaman Sea & the Andaman Islands, and some parts of east-central Bay of Bengal during the next 2-3 days. The weather office said isolated heavy rainfall was expected over Tamil Nadu from May 16th to May 18th, and over the Lakshadweep area over the next two days. It said isolated extremely heavy falls are also likely over coastal and south interior Karnataka on May 18th.
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