Rain Hits Capital as Monsoon Arrives Late; IMD Upgrades Alert to Orange

Monsoon has now covered the entire country, nine days ahead of the normal schedule of July 8

- OUR CORRESPONDENT

NEW DELHI: New Delhi experienced its first widespread monsoon showers on Sunday, as the southwest monsoon progressed over the national capital, arriving two days after the usual onset date of June 27. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) also confirmed that the monsoon has now covered the entire country, nine days ahead of the normal schedule of July 8.

"The Southwest Monsoon has further advanced into the remaining parts of Rajasthan, west Uttar Pradesh, and Haryana, and has covered the entire Delhi region on June 29. Thus, the monsoon has now covered the entire country," the IMD said in a statement.

By 5:30 pm on Sunday, Delhi had recorded moderate rainfall across various weather stations.