Southwest monsoon finally may retreat from next week: Met Official

The Central Water Commisison (CWC) has issued heavy to very heavy rain alerts for some districts of Uttarkhand and western Uttar Pradesh, including Ghaziabad and Balrampur

TThe retreat of the southwest monsoon might be delayed this year, for the third year in the row, because of a lot of moisture in the air in west Rajasthan, where the withdrawal begins, said Met official.

A fresh low-pressure area is developing over the Bay of Bengal. This might also cause rain over north India, if its moves along the monsoon trough.

“At least for the next 3-4 days, the monsoon withdrawal might not start from the western part of Rajasthan, as there is considerable moisture in the atmosphere there, though it might not be raining. Also, there is