The much-awaited southwest monsoon finally touched the State on Friday, two days ahead of the scheduled date of June 10, informed the Regional Office of India Metrological Department (IMD) here.
“The southwest monsoon flow has strengthened and advanced into the extreme south Odisha district of Malkangiri. The monsoon would advance into some more southern parts of the State in the next 24 hours,” said IMD Regional Director HR Biswas.
“The much-sought-after monsoon would cover the entire Odisha in the next three to four days,” he added.
He also predicted thunderstorm with gusty wind and isolated rainfall in the districts of Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Baleswar, Bhadrak, Deogarh, Ganjam and Gajapati in the next 24 hours.