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Monsoon hits Kerala, to cover most parts of the state soon, says IMD

The extreme southern Peninsular India is also expected to get good pre-monsoon showers in June

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Sanjeeb Mukherjee New Delhi
The monsoon arrived in Kerala and parts of the northeast two days ahead of schedule.
 
“Widespread rainfall occurred over Kerala, during the past two days, 78 per cent of monitoring stations for the monsoon’s onset over Kerala have reported rainfall in the last 48 hours,” the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in a statement released on Tuesday.
 
The IMD will issue its second stage forecast in early June to indicate the monthly and regional rainfall distribution.
 
“The timely onset of the monsoon is a big positive for farming and raises hopes of good initial kharif sowing,” said