Monsoon starts to withdraw from northwest India
The weather office expects the retreat to extend into Delhi-NCR in the next 2–3 days, even as cumulative rainfall remains 15% below normal.
The southwest monsoon has begun its retreat from various regions in northwest India, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). This marks the start of the monsoon's annual four-month season. The withdrawal has been observed in additional parts of Rajasthan, as well as sections of Haryana and Punjab since September 21.
The IMD anticipates further retreat of the monsoon from remaining areas of Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh, Delhi, more regions of Rajasthan, and parts of Saurashtra & Kutch, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and western Uttar Pradesh within the next two to three days.
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