Bhubaneswar: The southwest monsoon is most likely to hit the coastal regions of the state by June 10, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) reports said.
As per the Director, IMD regional centre Bhubaneswar, Dr Sarat Chandra Sahu, the southwest monsoon had hit the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Friday, due to which heavy rainfall has started lashing southeast Bay of Bengal, Nicobar Islands and the entire south Andaman Sea since Saturday morning.
The weatherman had earlier predicted that the monsoon would advance towards the north and most likely hit Kerala coast by May 29 , in the next 48 hours. If the condition favours, it would hit Odisha by June 10. So, the people have to wait for two more weeks to get respite from the summer heat.
While Sahu claimed that the monsoon is most likely to enter Kerala within 48 hours, he maintained that it would hit the Odisha coast by June 10 only if the favourable condition exists. The final prediction could be made only after seasonal rain occurs in Kerala, he added.
The rainfall could increase in Odisha starting from June 3 due to the impact of the arrival of the monsoon.
On the other hand, the IMD reports indicated of increase in the rainfall in the state from June 3 due to the prevailing Nor’wester (Kalabaisakhi).
