The monsoon on Friday arrived in Rajasthan, covering the entire country at least 20 days ahead of the schedule. The monsoon usually covers the whole country by mid July.
This was confirmed by Indian meteorological department (IMD) official BP Yadav, who also said that rainfall activity in states facing flood-like situation is likely to come down.
Meanwhile, heavy to very heavy rainfall has been predicted for the Konkan coast in parts of Karnataka and Kerala. The Met department has predicted that north east states of Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram will also receive heavy rainfall on Friday.
According to the weather department, there are no further chances of rainfall in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand. The alerts issued for these regions were also withdrawn by the IMD.
The earlier forecast had said that the monsoon would cover all of India by July 15. The weather department had also issued flood warning in Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Gujarat. In J&K, river Jhelum was flowing above the danger mark.
Meanwhile, heavy rains caused havoc in other parts of the country too. Death toll due to heavy rainfall in Gujarat rose to 41, including 27 in worst-hit Amreli district, following which Chief Minister Anandiben Patel conducted an aerial survey of the affected areas. NDRF, IAF called in Amreli as incessant rains lash Saurashtra.
The country has recorded 24 per cent more rainfall than its normal limit with central India and southern peninsula, respectively, receiving 52 per cent and 32 per cent more rain. Areas in the East and northeast India have recorded just 4 per cent more rain while northwest India, which includes Delhi and NCR region, has received 5 per cent less rainfall.
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