The onset marks the beginning of the 4-month monsoon season as large parts of the country reel under agriculture distress and dipping water levels in reservoirs.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast a late onset of monsoon, which normally hits Kerala on June 1 and marks the start of the four-month rainy season.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi instructed senior officers to maintain close coordination with officers of affected states, and ensure relief operations are unhindered.
Thundersqualls are expected over Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Bihar and West Bengal according to IMD. Thunderstorms are also likely to hit northeastern states.
Says conditions favourable for southwest monsoon to hit parts of the southern peninsula around 3 June, with rainfall activity likely to increase over Maharashtra and Goa from 6 June.
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