Hyderabad, June 19 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast a revival of the Southwest Monsoon over Telangana from June 23, raising hopes of widespread rainfall across the state after a prolonged lull in monsoon activity.

According to the IMD's latest weather bulletin, the Southwest Monsoon is likely to advance into more parts of Telangana, along with Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar and parts of Chhattisgarh around June 23. Meteorologists said atmospheric conditions have become favourable for the monsoon to regain momentum and spread across the remaining parts of the state over the next few days.

The monsoon's northern limit has been hovering near Hyderabad and Bhadrachalam in recent days. However, weather experts now expect a...