Southwest Monsoon spreads to half of the country: Met Department

The Indian Meteorological Department said the southwest monsoon has covered almost half of the country, including the drought-hit Marathwada, as the overall rainfall deficiency comes down to around 22 per cent. It has forecast an above normal Monsoon this



year.

The MeT Department said that the southwest monsoon has further advanced into remaining parts of central Arabian Sea, Konkan, Marathawada and Vidarbha, most parts of Madhya Maharashtra and some parts of southwest and east Madhya Pradesh.