New Delhi, June 14 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall across Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya over the next six to seven days, as conditions remain favourable for the further advance of the southwest monsoon across large parts of the country.

According to the IMD, the monsoon is expected to progress into more areas of western, central and eastern India in the coming days.

"Conditions are favourable for further advance of southwest monsoon into more parts of Maharashtra, remaining parts of Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, some more parts of Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar and some parts of South Chhattisgarh during next 4-5 da...