Conditions favourable for monsoon to revive in Maharashtra, rest of India from June 13: IMD

While the monsoon entered Maharashtra on May 25, its further progress has been stalled.

“Heavy rainfall is very likely over isolated places over Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Coastal Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Marathwada.

Winds with a speed of 40-60 k mph are also expected at places,” IMD said in a press statement.

IMD also said Pune and its surrounding regions can start receiving rain from June 12 onwards.

Major parts of the country, including North India, are yet to be covered by the monsoon.

The onset of the monsoon took place on May 24 over Kerala as against its normal date of June 1.

Excess rainfall for June

A close look at the rainfall received across the country paints a different picture despite the slow progress of the monsoon.

Barring a few districts in the North and Northeast, almost the entire country has reported excess rainfall in June than its normal.

Major peninsular states like Maharashtra (1007 per cent), Karnataka (234 per cent), Telangana (341 per cent), and Madhya Pradesh (586 per cent) have also reported an excess of rainfall.

Technically, the rainfall received by these states has been the monsoon rain, but the spatial distribution has become a concern.

Most of the rain that the country has received is due to the low pressure created over the Arabian Sea and the Western Disturbances from May onwards.

However, the Union Territory of Ladakh is the only place where the rains have been in deficit, and it has received 2 mm of rainfall as against the 2.4 mm.

The absence of spatial distribution has farmers worried, with most holding their sowing activities in fear of the gap.

“For agriculture, we require both quantity as well as the distribution of the rainfall. The first week of June has seen heavy rain in many parts, but post that, the rains have all but disappeared,” said an IMD scientist.