iGrain India - New Delhi. The Southwest Monsoon reached the country's far southern state of Kerala on May 30 itself, while the Meteorological Department had predicted its arrival on May 31, while its scheduled date of arrival is considered to be June 1.
One end of the monsoon has also reached the Northeast states. About 75 percent of the rainfall in the country occurs during this monsoon season (June-September).
According to the Meteorological Department, the Southwest Monsoon became active in the Andaman-Nicobar Islands on May 19 itself. It takes 10-12 days to reach Kerala from there.
Earlier it was being feared that the sea cyclonic storm Remal, which arose from the Bay of Bengal, could block the path of the monsoon, but the Meteorological Department dismissed this fear and said that the Ramal storm will not have any effect on the monsoon.
The Southwest Monsoon has reached the mainland of India only before its scheduled time, while it also remains quite dense and dynamic.
Kerala is already receiving heavy pre-monsoon rains, while now the monsoon has also become active there. A statement issued by the Meteorological Department said that on May 30, 2024, i.e. today, the monsoon reached Kerala and also became active in most parts of Northeast India.
For the last few days, heavy to very heavy rainfall has been occurring in Kerala and the Northeast region. A team of the National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF) reached the Northeast region on May 29 where there were reports of loss of life and property due to heavy rains.
A bulletin of the Meteorological Department said that a cyclonic circulation is present at low and medium altitudes in Northeast Assam and its adjoining areas, due to which during the next seven days, light to moderate rain or thundershowers will occur at isolated places in Arunachal Pradesh,
Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura and sub-Himalayan areas of West Bengal and Sikkim. The wind speed can be 30-40 km per hour.