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Vinson Kurian Updated - June 05, 2012 at 07:44 PM.

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The southwest monsoon has arrived over Kerala, India Meteorological Department announced this morning.

The monsoon has advanced into remaining parts of south Arabian Sea, southern parts of central Arabian Sea and remaining part of the Maldives–Comorin areas.

It has also covered entire Kerala, some parts of coastal Karnataka and south Tamil Nadu and some more parts of south and east central Bay of Bengal.

The northern limit passed through Mangalore, Madikeri and Kodaikanal this morning.

Conditions are favourable for further advance of the monsoon into some more parts of central Arabian Sea, remaining parts of coastal Karnataka, Goa, some parts of south Konkan, south Madhya Maharashtra and interior Karnataka, more arts of Tamil Nadu and Bay of Bengal and some parts of the Northestern states during next two days.

vinson.kurian@thehindu.co.in

Published on June 5, 2012 08:06