The southwest monsoon is likely to arrive over Kerala on May 31, a day earlier than its normal onset date, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday.
The monsoon arrived in Madhya Pradesh on June 14 and became active in the entire state in next 10 days, G D Mishra, senior meteorologist of India Meteorological Department's (IMD) Bhopal office said
Prospects of a normal monsoon and an expanded government food programme are helping in a modest recovery
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IMD also issued the operational forecast for the 2018 northeast monsoon season, which causes 30% of the annual rainfall
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