The monsoon usually sets over Kerala on June 1 and it takes 45 days to reach Sriganganagar in west Rajasthan, its last outpost in the country
Current Affairs : The Southwest Monsoon has secured the whole nation almost fourteen days in front of its timetable, the India Meteorological Department said Friday.
The storm typically sets over Kerala on June 1 and it takes 45 days to reach Sriganganagar in west Rajasthan, its last station in the nation.
From this year, in any case, the IMD has propelled the beginning date over Sriganganagar by a week and the new typical date for the storm to cover the whole nation is July 8.
“The Southwest Monsoon has additionally progressed into the rest of the pieces of Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab and subsequently it has secured the whole nation today, June 26,” the IMD said.
A low-pressure region over the Bay of Bengal, which moved west-northwestwards, and another cyclonic course over focal India helped ahead of time of the rainstorm.
In 2013, the storm had secured the whole nation on June 16. This had likewise corresponded with the destructive Uttarakhand streak floods. “After 2013, rainstorm has secured the nation so quickly this year,” IMD Director General Mrutunjay Mohapatra said.
Aditi Mehta 