Finally, Monsoon makes some rapid progress

NEW DELHI: Monsoon made rapid progress on Friday bringing heavy rains in the parched regions of eastern Rajasthan, parts of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh intensifying sowing activities, which has been lagging behind due to deficient rains.

The rainfall narrowed down the cumulative season deficit to 28% indicating revival of monsoon after stuttering for five week. In last two days, persistent rains in the central and northern India have almost halved the cumulative deficit from 49%.

The weather department says that conditions are favourable for further advancement of monsoon into some more parts of Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana and remaining parts of Uttar Pradesh in next 2-3 days. The national capital Delhi, which received medium to heavy pre monsoonal showers on Friday, is also likely to get its first monsoon shower in next couple of days.