Monsoon arrives on Odisha coast, southern districts experience rainfall

Bhubaneswar, June 16:Ending days of wait, the southwest monsoon advanced into some parts of Odisha, informed India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) Regional Centre in Bhubaneswar on Thursday.

Earlier, the IMD had predicted monsoon onset over Odisha by June 15 or 16.

The arrival of monsoon is certainly a positive sign as it will be crucial for agriculture. As per IMD, some parts of southern Odisha experienced rainfall activities today.

As per IMD, the southwest Monsoon has further advanced into some more parts of North Arabian Sea, Gujarat State, entire Madhya Maharashtra and Marathwada, some parts of south Madhya Pradesh, most parts of Vidarbha, entire Telangana, some parts of south Chhattisgarh, and south Odisha, most parts of Coastal Andhra Pradesh today.