New Delhi, July 1 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday said that the monsoon is expected to advance further into several parts of North India in the coming days. It has issued heavy rainfall alerts for parts of western and central regions of the country.

Senior Scientist at IMD, Dr Naresh Yadav, said that the monsoon will soon cover additional parts of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi-NCR, Uttar Pradesh and the west coast of Gujarat. He warned that in the next 4-5 days, the Konkan belt, Goa and South Gujarat may experience extremely heavy rainfall, adding that a red alert has been issued for these regions. He further stated that very heavy rainfall is also likely over Odisha and central India.

In Chandigarh, IMD Director Suri...