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Monsoon withdrawal delayed again, might begin after mid Sep: IMD officials

The southwest monsoon till first week of September has recorded its best performance since 2014, thereby receding drought fears

Vehicles move slowly through waterlogged streets during heavy monsoon rain, in Mumbai. BS photo by Kamlesh Pednekar
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Vehicles move slowly through waterlogged streets during heavy monsoon rain, in Mumbai. BS photo by Kamlesh Pednekar

Sanjeeb Mukherjee New Delhi
Once again the withdrawal of southwest monsoon has been delayed and in all possibility the rains will now start withdrawing from western parts of Rajasthan after middle of September, senior met officials said.

The southwest monsoon usually should start withdrawing from parts of West Rajasthan from September 1, but with no let up in rains, met officials said just like previous few years, in 2019 too the withdrawal will be after middle of September.

"In all possibility, the rains should start withdrawing after middle of this month,” a senior IMD official said. This should augur well for the coming rabi