IMD declares onset of Southwest monsoon in Delhi

IMD on Friday declared the onset of Southwest monsoon in Delhi, soon after the Capital received heavy rainfall.

Updated on: Jun 28, 2024, 13:09:11 IST

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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday declared the onset of the Southwest monsoon in Delhi and other parts of North India, soon after the Capital received heavy rainfall and as the heatwave conditions abated across the country. Follow Delhi-NCR rainfall live updates

IMD declares onset of Southwest monsoon in Delhi

According to the weather department, the southwest monsoon has already advanced into parts of the North Arabian Sea, Gujarat, some more parts of Rajasthan, most parts of Madhya Pradesh; some more parts of West Uttar Pradesh; Bihar, some parts of East Uttar Pradesh; most parts of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad, and some parts of Punjab.

“Southwest Monsoon further advanced into some more parts of West Rajasthan, remaining parts of East Rajasthan, some parts of Haryana, entire Delhi, some more parts of West Uttar Pradesh; remaining parts of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar and some more parts of East Uttar Pradesh,” the IMD said.

It added that conditions are likely to become favourable for the further advance of the southwest monsoon into some more parts of Rajasthan, the remaining parts of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, some more parts of Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Chandigarh, some parts of Haryana, some more parts of Punjab, the remaining parts of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Jammu during the next two to three days.

Also read: Delhi's Minto bridge inundated amid heavy rainfall, truck, car submerged; AAP MP reacts

Meanwhile, the IMD has also predicted fairly widespread to widespread light to moderate rainfall accompanied with thunderstorms and lightning over northwest and east India during the next five days.

Earlier in the day, Delhi and several parts of NCR witnessed heavy rainfall that caused severe waterlogging across the city. The Capital's Minto bridge - an infamous spot known for being a trap for buses during heavy rain - was also inundated. This happened almost a year after the Public Works Department (PWD) dropped it from its list of waterlogging hot spots in the national capital.

(With inputs from ANI)

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