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The southwest monsoon has arrived successful the South Konkan region, but the Maharashtra authorities has advised farmers against opening sowing arsenic wide rainfall crossed the State is improbable earlier June 15.
The Agriculture and Disaster Management Department has forecast rainfall successful parts of Sindhudurg and Ratnagiri districts until June 9. In different regions of Maharashtra, the monsoon’s advancement and rainfall strength are expected to stay debased implicit the adjacent week.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis posted connected X connected Sunday, relaying the agriculture department’s appeal: farmers should not unreserved into sowing based connected impending stormy rains. He besides advised radical to debar taking structure nether trees, tin sheds, electrical transformers, electrical poles, and powerfulness lines during lightning and thunder.
Parts of Vidarbha, Marathwada, Khandesh, and Madhya Maharashtra whitethorn spot unreality screen and thunderstorms with rainfall successful the day hours implicit the coming days. The section noted that this rainfall volition not beryllium capable for sowing connected a ample scale. Farmers person been advised not to statesman sowing based lone connected forecasts of thunderstorms and isolated rainfall.
Temperatures volition stay elevated crossed respective parts of the State until astatine slightest June 12. Maximum temperatures successful Vidarbha and Khandesh whitethorn transverse 40 degrees Celsius, portion Marathwada is apt to spot temperatures betwixt 35 and 40 degrees Celsius.
The southwest monsoon entered parts of Konkan past week. Weather officials said its beforehand done the remainder of Maharashtra volition apt stay dilatory successful the coming days.
