New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has announced that the monsoon is set to resume its advance across northwest India, including Delhi, Punjab, and Haryana, by July 3rd, providing relief from the scorching summer and crucial irrigation for farmers. The rain-bearing system, stalled since June 11th, is expected to gain momentum, covering Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and parts of West Bengal in the coming days.Monsoon to arrive soon M Ravichandran, Secretary of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, expressed optimism about the monsoons revival, anticipating near-normal to above-normal rainfall over most parts of the country, excluding the Western Himalayan Region and West Rajasthan. We are expecting a good revival around the first week of July and the deficit from June will be covered during that period, he stated. The IMD also highlighted that El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) conditions are currently neutral, with a transition to La Niña expected by August. This shift typically correlates with increased rainfall over the Indian subcontinent.Good rains expected from next 2-3 weeks Monsoon is reviving. We should expect good rains for the next 2-3 weeks, said M Rajeevan, former Secretary of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, emphasizing the likelihood of a normal-to-above-normal monsoon season in the absence of El Niño conditions.Monsoon plays critical role in economy Indias monsoon, which delivers nearly 70% of the countrys annual rainfall, plays a critical role in its economy, particularly in agriculture. As of Saturday, the monsoons northern limit had advanced through several states, with further progression expected into parts of North Arabian Sea, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh in the next few days.India experiencing a 61% deficitDespite an overall 17% rain deficiency since June 1st, with northwest India experiencing a 61% deficit, IMD forecasts widespread rainfall over southern and western states due to various weather systems. The agency also noted ongoing heatwave conditions in isolated areas of southwest Uttar Pradesh, underscoring the severity of this years summer.Heatwave conditions persisted On Friday, heatwave conditions persisted in southwest Uttar Pradesh with temperatures reaching 40-42°C in West Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, isolated parts of Haryana-Delhi, and Gujarat. Maximum temperatures were 2-4°C below normal in parts of Northwest India.Orai in West Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest temperature at 44.6°C. Heavy to very heavy rainfall, with extremely heavy falls, lashed isolated areas in Konkan, Goa, Lakshadweep, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, East Rajasthan, and heavy rainfall was reported in Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Maharashtra, Kerala, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Jharkhand, Odisha, Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Coastal Karnataka, and Telangana.
