New Delhi: Monsoon has hit parts of Andaman and Nicobar islands and is expected to reach Kerala by June one and Delhi by June 29.
"Conditions continue to remain favourable for further advance of southwest monsoon into some more parts of south Bay of Bengal and remaining parts of Andaman Sea during next 48 hours," the weather office said on Thursday.
It said the south west monsoon had arrived in the Andaman Sea and southeast Bay of Bengal on Wednesday covering Great Nicobar and Car Nicobar islands.
The seasonal rains are now expected to make steady progress towards the mainland, bringing showers to the Kerala coast by June 1. Delhi may get monsoon rains by June 29.
Monsoon is crucial for kharif crops such as rice, cotton, soyabean and maize because almost 60 per cent of the farm land in the country is rainfed.
"Conditions continue to remain favourable for further advance of southwest monsoon into some more parts of south Bay of Bengal and remaining parts of Andaman Sea during next 48 hours," the weather office said on Thursday.
It said the south west monsoon had arrived in the Andaman Sea and southeast Bay of Bengal on Wednesday covering Great Nicobar and Car Nicobar islands.
The seasonal rains are now expected to make steady progress towards the mainland, bringing showers to the Kerala coast by June 1. Delhi may get monsoon rains by June 29.
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Monsoon is crucial for kharif crops such as rice, cotton, soyabean and maize because almost 60 per cent of the farm land in the country is rainfed.
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