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Photos: Monsoon arrives in Kerala

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on June 3 said that the monsoon arrived in Kerala two days behind schedule. It arrives in Kerala first before covering the rest of India by July. The arrival of the monsoon is crucial to India’s farm-dependent economy. On June 1, IMD said monsoon rainfall was likely to be normal at 101% of the long-period average (LPA) after two years of above-average rainfall. LPA is the average rainfall (88cm) recorded in India every year between June and September from 1961 to 2010.

Updated on: Jun 04, 2021 4:53 PM IST

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Dark clouds hover in the sky after the South-West monsoon made its footfall in Kerala, in Thiruvananthapuram, on June 3. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the monsoon arrived in Kerala on June 3 two days behind schedule and advanced into parts of the south Arabian Sea, Lakshadweep, Tamil Nadu, southwest Bay of Bengal, and remaining areas of the Comorin-Maldives. (PTI)

Updated on Jun 04, 2021 4:53 PM

Dark clouds hover in the sky after the South-West monsoon made its footfall in Kerala, in Thiruvananthapuram, on June 3. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the monsoon arrived in Kerala on June 3 two days behind schedule and advanced into parts of the south Arabian Sea, Lakshadweep, Tamil Nadu, southwest Bay of Bengal, and remaining areas of the Comorin-Maldives. (PTI)

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Dark clouds hover over skyscrapers in Kochi, on June 3. The arrival of monsoon, crucial to the country’s farm-dependent economy, is announced based on factors such as wind speed, consistency of rainfall, intensity, and cloud cover, HT reported. (PTI)

Updated on Jun 04, 2021 4:53 PM

Dark clouds hover over skyscrapers in Kochi, on June 3. The arrival of monsoon, crucial to the country’s farm-dependent economy, is announced based on factors such as wind speed, consistency of rainfall, intensity, and cloud cover, HT reported. (PTI)

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A fisherman casts his net as dark clouds hover in the sky in Kochi, on June 3. The monsoon arrives in Kerala first before covering the rest of India by July. (PTI)

Updated on Jun 04, 2021 4:53 PM

A fisherman casts his net as dark clouds hover in the sky in Kochi, on June 3. The monsoon arrives in Kerala first before covering the rest of India by July. (PTI)

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People take shelter during rainfall in Thiruvananthapuram, on June 3. IMD said over 60% of Kerala’s 14 key rainfall monitoring stations reported 2.5 mm or more rainfall over the last two days. It said the spatial rain distribution in Kerala remained fairly widespread during the same time, HT reported. (PTI)

Updated on Jun 04, 2021 4:53 PM

People take shelter during rainfall in Thiruvananthapuram, on June 3. IMD said over 60% of Kerala’s 14 key rainfall monitoring stations reported 2.5 mm or more rainfall over the last two days. It said the spatial rain distribution in Kerala remained fairly widespread during the same time, HT reported. (PTI)

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A motorist seen crossing a waterlogged stretch during overcast weather caused by the onset of the monsoon, at Vellayani Lake, in Thiruvananthapuram district, on June 3. IMD said the westerly winds have strengthened in the lower levels with speeds up to 20 knots. (Vivek R Nair / HT Photo)

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A motorist seen crossing a waterlogged stretch during overcast weather caused by the onset of the monsoon, at Vellayani Lake, in Thiruvananthapuram district, on June 3. IMD said the westerly winds have strengthened in the lower levels with speeds up to 20 knots. (Vivek R Nair / HT Photo)

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An overcast sky caused by the onset of the monsoon, in Thiruvananthapuram district, on June 3. India receives about 70% of its annual rain during the four-month monsoon that is crucial for rice, soybean, and cotton cultivation, HT reported. (Vivek R. Nair / HT Photo)

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An overcast sky caused by the onset of the monsoon, in Thiruvananthapuram district, on June 3. India receives about 70% of its annual rain during the four-month monsoon that is crucial for rice, soybean, and cotton cultivation, HT reported. (Vivek R. Nair / HT Photo)

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Ambulance drivers who transport Covid-19 patients halt between their trips in Kochi, on June 4. Good rainfall has been a prime reason for the farm sector’s resilience for two years, and its ability last year to buck the Covid-19 pandemic. (R S Iyer / AP)

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Ambulance drivers who transport Covid-19 patients halt between their trips in Kochi, on June 4. Good rainfall has been a prime reason for the farm sector’s resilience for two years, and its ability last year to buck the Covid-19 pandemic. (R S Iyer / AP)

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A man rows his boat as dark clouds hover in the sky in Kochi on June 2. The monsoon also replenishes 89 nationally important reservoirs critical for drinking and power generation, HT reported. (ANI)

Updated on Jun 04, 2021 4:53 PM

A man rows his boat as dark clouds hover in the sky in Kochi on June 2. The monsoon also replenishes 89 nationally important reservoirs critical for drinking and power generation, HT reported. (ANI)

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