Southwest monsoon covers entire India, arrives 4 days behind schedule

The southwest monsoon, which has had an erratic run this year, covered the entire country on Friday — four days behind schedule.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in a statement that the monsoon had progressed into remaining parts of West Rajasthan. The progress of the rains has been in fits and starts, and the quantum of rain has also varied across different regions.

Of the 36 meteorological subdivisions, 21 had deficit rain and 15 had normal.

In Marathwada, Vidarbha, Telangana, Saurashtra, and Kutch, the cumulative rainfall deficiency has been more than 35 per cent so far.

The rains entered