The southwest monsoon is likely to reach the State by June 7, it was informed by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) here on Sunday. The department said the southwest monsoon which has already hit the Kerala coast, is advancing towards Odisha.
However, IMD Odisha director Sarat Chandra Sahu said the regular monsoon would cover south Andhra Pradesh in next two to three days and would hopefully progress to Odisha by June 9.
Officials of the Agro Meteorology Department of the Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology also said the monsoon may enter the State by June 7. A cyclonic circulation is expected to form by June 7, and it would speed up the advancement of the monsoon.