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Photos: Delhi wakes to light showers as southwest monsoon advances northward
The Southwest Monsoon has picked up momentum and conditions are favourable for its advancement into the rest of the country. The monsoon made a comeback in Mumbai on Sunday putting normal life out of the gear, but also led to a huge drop in pollution levels. The coastal regions of Karnataka and parts of West Bengal also experienced flood like situations due to heavy rains. The monsoon is expected to officially arrive in Delhi-NCR on June 28 with fairly widespread rainfall and sustained easterly winds bringing moisture from the Bay of Bengal but the capital has seen minor showers early Tuesday morning itself.
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A rickshaw puller transports passengers through a waterlogged street after heavy rain in Kolkata on Tuesday. Six people were killed after heavy monsoon rains and thunderstorms lashed West Bengal on Monday. Following a prediction of heavy rain this current week, the government issued an advisory forecast warning of rapid rise in water levels of rivers in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Assam, Meghalaya and north Bengal. (Rupak De Chowdhuri / REUTERS)
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Delhi woke to a welcome change from its scorching heat, with spells of rain witnessed here on Wednesday morning. This pre-monsoon spell also caused a six degree dip in temperatures to 27 degrees Celsius. However, the meteorological department has predicted severe thunderstorms prior to the monsoon in North West India. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)
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A man repairs an umbrella as it rains, in Maharashtra’s Karad, on Tuesday. The monsoon lashed several parts of the state, a development welcomed by Nashik farmers who were waiting for a spell of showers to start sowing operations in their fields. (PTI)
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Pedestrians try to make their way across a street during heavy rain, in Lucknow on Tuesday. Forecasts of rain and thunderstorms at most places in the state on June 28 and June 29 are in place. The monsoon also advanced into most parts of Bihar yesterday, triggering light to moderate rainfall at a few places in the state. (Nand Kumar / PTI)
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A view of a flooded road during heavy rain, in Rajasthan’s Dungarpur on Monday. The district recorded 15 to 19 cm rainfall, whereas various places across the state recorded rainfall ranging from 1 to 12 cm yesterday. (PTI)
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Commuters brave the rain at Versova, Mumbai on Tuesday. Karnataka also experienced another round of heavy rain after last week, leading to flooding of arterial roads and national highways in the cities and affecting vehicular movement in the state’s coastal regions. (Satyabrata Tripathy / HT Photo)
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Children play in the compound of Adham Khan’s Tomb in Mehrauli, as dark clouds hover over New Delhi. The normal date for monsoon’s onset in Delhi is June 29. Pre-monsoon thunderstorms and rain have also commenced in most parts of Himachal Pradesh and conditions are favourable for the arrival of southwest monsoon in the state in the next few days. (Burhaan Kinu / HT Photo)
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