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Delhiites woke up to a pleasant morning on Saturday as showers lashed the national capital. As per the prediction by the weather department, generally cloudy sky, accompanied by light to moderate rain and thundershowers in Delhi today.
The southwest monsoon has set in over Odisha, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD), adding that the conditions are favourable for further advancement of the monsoon into Jharkhand and other regions during the next two or three days.
Southwest Monsoon has advanced over parts of Marathwada, entire region of Karnataka, Rayalaseema and Tamil Nadu, parts of Telangana and some parts of Coastal Andhra Pradesh. Southwest Monsoon is expected to advance over eastern parts.
Today, Southwest Monsoon has entered the extreme southern parts of Gujarat along with Diu. Normally, Saurashtra and Central Gujarat sees the onset of Monsoon around June 18 and 20, and marks it entry around June 15 into southern parts of Gujarat.
Kuljit Singh Chahal, member of New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC), on Friday said that about 300 in-house workers will be deployed to deal with waterlogging issues in case of heavy rains in the national capital.