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Monsoon lashes entire India 17 days ahead of its scheduled arrival: IMD Current Affairs News : The monsoon has covered the entire country, 17 days ahead of its normal onset date, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday. The monsoon reached Sriganganagar, its last outpost in the country located in west Rajasthan. Its normal date to reach Sriganganagar was July 15. "The monsoon today covered the entire country," Additional Director General Mritunjay Mohapatra said. The monsoon covers the entire country by July 1 but West Rajasthan gets rains later, he said. But this year, due to good easterly rains, it has taken the rains to the entire country early, Mohapatra added. The four-month monsoon season normally begins from June 1 and ends on September 30. This year, monsoon touched Kerala on May 29, three days ahead of its normal onset date of June 1. It battered the western coast in the first half of June. However, after a brief lull, i

Monsoon will hit the national capital anytime between June 29 and July 1, with pre-monsoon activities expected to begin this week, according to IMD Current Affairs News : Heavy rains, which lashed Mumbai on Sunday night and continue in several parts of the city, have led to waterlogging in several low-lying areas. The rains also adversely affected road and rail traffic in Mumbai, with local trains running late by up 15-20 minutes on Monday morning. Neighbouring Gujarat also witnessed heavy rainfall on Sunday. Visuals posted by ANI on Twitter showed heavy water-logging in the state's Valsad district. #Gujarat : Heavy water-logging in parts of Valsad district's Umbergaon due to continuous rainfall in the region .  — ANI (@ANI)  June 25, 2018 Two people lost their lives in rain-related incidents in Mumbai on Sunday. #Maharashtra: Two people died, five were injured after a tree fell on them at MG road, near Metro Cinema in Mumbai, yesterday. #Mumbai Rain — ANI

A low pressure forming in the Bay of Bengal will help Monsoon reach West Bengal and Odisha on Saturday Current Affairs News : Southwest Monsoon is expected to arrive in remaining parts of Goa, Karnataka, Rayalaseema and some parts of south Maharashtra, Telangana, Coastal Andhra Pradesh on Friday, according to a 'forecast bulletin' issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday evening. "The south-west monsoon has advanced in some parts of coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema today (Thursday). It is likely to enter into Telangana in the next 24 hours particularly in south Telangana and central Telangana," an IMD official said on Thursday. Monsoon is expected to touch eastern states of India on Saturday. The weather department said a low pressure being formed in the Bay of Bengal will trigger the advance of Southwest Monsoon in West Bengal and Odisha from June 9. The low pressure is likely to intensify into a depression by Saturd