Monsoon activity increased in more than a dozen states of the country
03-Jun-2025 03:35 PM
New Delhi. Continuous heavy rainfall in the northeastern states has led to flood-like conditions, causing significant loss of life and property.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) had issued a rain alert for 15 states recently. According to the IMD, the southwest monsoon has become active in many parts of the country, and pre-monsoon rainfall was also unusually heavy this year, lasting until May 31.
With June—the official start of the monsoon season—underway, northeastern India is already experiencing flooding. Monsoon activity has also picked up in the southern regions, with rainfall recorded in Bihar and Rajasthan in western India. A rain and strong wind alert has been issued for Delhi NCR over the next three days.
Rain continues in Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Sikkim, and West Bengal. In the coming 2-3 days, northwestern India is likely to experience rainfall accompanied by strong winds. Alerts have been issued for heavy rainfall in Kerala, coastal Karnataka, southern interior Karnataka, Konkan, and Goa.
Typically, the monsoon covers the entire country by the first week of July, but given its current speed and intensity, it is expected to spread across India by the second or third week of June. This early advancement will benefit farmers by allowing earlier sowing of Kharif crops.
The IMD has forecast strong winds of 40–50 km/h and rainfall in Delhi, Noida, Gurugram, Faridabad, and Ghaziabad on June 1 and 2, with further showers likely on June 3 and 4.
Thunderstorms hit eastern and western parts of Uttar Pradesh on June 1, and rain is expected across the state by June 5.
Heavy rains have also been recorded in Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Nagaland, Mizoram, Tripura, sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Kerala, Karnataka, Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, coastal Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema, and Telangana.
Rainfall was also observed in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh.
As the monsoon progresses rapidly, it is expected to significantly boost the pace of Kharif crop sowing across the country.