New Delhi, May 26 (UNI) The southwest Monsoon has advanced further into several parts of the country, including Mumbai, Bengaluru, and the northeastern states, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday.
In its latest update, the IMD said the monsoon has advanced further into areas of the central Arabian Sea, Maharashtra (including Mumbai), Karnataka (including Bengaluru), the remaining parts of Tamil Nadu, and parts of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
It has also advanced over more areas of the west-central and north Bay of Bengal, as well as the remaining parts of Mizoram and the entire states of Tripura, Manipur, Nagaland, and Arunachal Pradesh. Parts of Assam and Meghalaya also experienced the monsoon onset as of May 26.
The current Northern Limit of Monsoon (NLM) now passes through Mumbai, Pune, Sholapur, Kalaburagi, Mahbubnagar, Kavali, Agartala and Golpara, among others.
The weather office stated that conditions remain favourable for further advancement of the Southwest Monsoon into the remaining parts of the central Arabian Sea, more areas of Maharashtra, the rest of Karnataka, and additional parts of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
It is also likely to progress into the remaining parts of the west-central and north Bay of Bengal, as well as the rest of the northeastern states and parts of sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim during the next three days.
The early and widespread onset is being closely monitored by agricultural and disaster management authorities across the regions concerned, as it plays a critical role in the kharif cropping season.
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