Monsoon on schedule, to hit Kerala by June 5 - NewsX

Monsoon, the lifeline of Indian agriculture, is most likely to hit Kerala by June 5, the Meteorological Department said on Monday."We are expecting monsoon to hit in Kerala in another 24 to 36 hrs. It's on schedule. Further progression will be faster on western coast of India. Interior peninsula may not get heavy rainfall," IMD Director General LS Rathore said. On el nino, Rathore said, "The sea surface temperature is indicating warming. Possibility of el nino is higher as compared to what we said in February. We will get to know if it effects the monsoon by june 3rd week."

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