Monsoon hits Maharashtra, Odisha; IMD forecasts 'heavy rains' in Mumbai

Isolated places in the eastern region of the country is also expected to witness 'heavy to very heavy rainfall' from June 9-11

Mumbai, along with other places on the Konkan coast and Goa, is expected to receive extremely heavy rainfall between June 9 and 11. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted similar weather conditions for Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Kerala. 

"Extremely heavy rain at isolated places over Konkan & Goa and Madhya Maharashtra," an IMD weather warning bulletin for 9 June stated. 

As per IMD, monsoon has advanced to parts of central Arabian Sea, Goa, Karnataka, Rayalaseema region and coastal Andhra Pradesh, parts of south Konkan, south-central Maharashtra, Marathwada, Vidarbha, south Chhattisgarh, south Odisha, Telangana, and west-central