LUCKNOW, June 23 -- Uttar Pradesh is likely to receive the southwest monsoon by the end of June, around 10 days later than its normal onset date of June 18, according to an India Meteorological Department (IMD) bulletin issued on Tuesday. The delay has pushed the state's rainfall deficit to 52%, with Uttar Pradesh receiving just 25.7 mm of rain against the normal 53.7 mm between June 1 and June 23.

The IMD said conditions are favourable for the southwest monsoon to advance into parts of the North Arabian Sea and Gujarat, additional areas of Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh, and parts of Madhya Pradesh over the next two to three days. It is expected to move into Jharkhand, the remaining parts of Bihar, and some areas of UP over the following ...