Monsoon hits Mumbai, Delhi to remain parched for a week - NewsX

Even as heavy rains lashed Mumbai on Thursday disrupting rail and road traffic and causing inconvenience to commuters, the capital would continue to reel under the searing heat for at least another week as the monsoon would be missing its annual scheduled date, June 29, to reach. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), till June 28 rains were 71 percent below average in the city as the monsoon winds had not advanced from Uttar Pradesh over Delhi and its neighbouring areas. "The winds have reached Uttar Pradesh but it will take around a week for them to reach Delhi," said an IMD official. The Met Office said that the city received light rains over the weekend but these were not related to monsoon.

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