Bhubaneswar, June 8: The southwest monsoon set in over Odisha, covering certain areas of Malkangiri district on Saturday. This arrival marks an early onset compared to the Indian Metereology Department (IMD)'s previous forecasts. Typically, the monsoon reaches the southern regions of Odisha around June 12, but this year, it has arrived approximately four days earlier.
The northern limit of the monsoon currently extends through Baramati, Nizamabad, Sukma, Malkangiri, and Vizianagaram, as indicated by Manorama Mohanty, the Director of the Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar. The IMD had previously anticipated favorable conditions for the early arrival of the southwest monsoon in the state.
Sources suggest that conducive weather conditions are expected to facilitate the monsoon's further progression into other parts of Odisha in the coming days following its onset in Malkangiri.
