Monsoon arrives in Maharashtra; conditions favourable for advancement, says IMD

The southwest monsoon arrived in Maharashtra on Saturday and conditions are favourable for further advancement, IMD said.

The southwest monsoon arrived in Maharashtra on Saturday, bringing showers in some coastal parts of the state, an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official said. The progress of the monsoon is as per our expectations, said Shubhangi Bhute, director of the IMD's regional centre. "The southwest monsoon has arrived in Maharashtra. It has officially reached up to Harnai port in coastal Ratnagiri district and its actual line is spread till Solapur and some parts of Marathwada, followed by some parts of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh," she said.