NEW DELHI:
Moving at a brisk pace, the Southwest Monsoon today covered the entire length and breadth of the country, way ahead of schedule in a year in which there is a deficit rainfall forecast for India.
“The Southwest Monsoon has further advanced into remaining parts of West Rajasthan. Thus, it has covered the entire country today, June 26, 2015,” the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its bulletin.
The normal date for the monsoon to cover entire India is July 15.
“The Southwest Monsoon has covered the entire country. Even the last post of West Rajasthan has been covered entirely.
“In fact, monsoon onset over the region usually happens around July 15, but some good rains in the last 24 hours has led to the declaration of monsoon over West Rajasthan,” added Skymet, a private forecasting agency.
The monsoon made a late entry this year as it hit the Kerala coast on June 5 — a delay of four days from its normal onset date. However, it made speedy progress and has covered the entire country in some 21 days.
Incidentally, IMD has predicted “deficient” rainfall this year.
Meanwhile, Laxman Singh Rathode, the Director General of IMD, said that in 2013, too, the monsoon had covered the entire country before schedule. (AGENCIES)
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