Monsoon expected to reach Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh in next 48 hours

The Southwest Monsoon has arrived over the hill state of Uttarakhand and is expected to reach Haryana, Punjab, Delhi and Chandigarh in next 48 hours, the IMD said on Tuesday.

Conditions are becoming favourable for its further advance into the remaining parts of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, entire Western Himalayan Region, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi, most parts of Punjab and some parts of Rajasthan during the next 48 hours, the weather office said.

In the past few days, it further advanced into the remaining parts of north Arabian Sea, most parts of Kutch, some more parts of Gujarat region, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh and some parts of Uttarakhand.

The Northern Limit of Monsoon (NLM) now passes through Ahmedabad, Shajapur, Fatehpur and Rudrapraya.