New Delhi: In view of the establishment of an anti-cyclonic circulation in the lower tropospheric levels over western parts of northwest India and substantial reduction in moisture content & rainfall, the southwest monsoon has withdrawn from some parts of west Rajasthan and Punjab on Monday.
As per National Weather Forecasting Centre of the India Meteorological Department, conditions are becoming favourable for further withdrawal of southwest monsoon from some more parts of Rajasthan & Punjab and some parts of Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh during next 2-3 days.
The country’s premier weather forecasting agency states that the monsoon withdrawal has begun almost 11 days later against the normal date of September 17. The normal date of complete withdrawal of the southwest Monsoon from the country is October 15.
According to sources, monsoon rain over the…