SW monsoon vigorous over West MP

Pune, Aug 19 (UNI) Southwest monsoon has been vigorous over west Madhya Pradesh and active over east Rajasthan.

It has been subdued over Uttar Pradesh, haryana, Punjab, Marathwada and Andhra Pradesh.

Heavy rains are likely to occur at most places in Gujarat and many places in Gangetic West Bengal, Orissa, south Rajasthan, west Madhya Pradesh, Konkan, Goa, Andaman, Nicobar and Lakshadweep.

Rain or thundershowers are likely to occur at a few places in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Sub-Himalayan west Bengal, Sikkim, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, north Rajasthan, east Madhya Pradesh, Chgattisgarh, Madhya Maharashtra, coastal Andhra Pradesh, interior Karnataka and at isolated places in Uttaranchal, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Vidarbha and Marathwada.

Heavy to very heavy rains have occurred at most places in West Madhya Pradesh, and many places in east Rajasthan.

Rain or thundershowers have occurred at most places in coastal Karnataka, Lakshadweep and at many places in Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Bihar, Gujarat, Konkan, Goa, south interior Karnataka and Andaman and Nicobar.

Rain or thundershowers have also occurred at a few places in Assam and Meghalaya, Gangetic West Bengal, Orissa, Jharkhand, west Rajasthan, Vidarbha, and at isolated places in Arunachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, west Uttar Pradesh, east Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, east Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Saurashtra and Kutch, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, north interior Karnataka and Kerala.

Mainly dry weather prevailed over Haryana, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh.

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