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Rains premature but Bay low pressure could delay advance [1]

THE south-west monsoon is set to hit the Kerala coast in the T next 3-4 days but the early arrival of rains may not necessarily translate into an advantage for the country.

A low-pressure area currently forming over central Bay of Bengal is seen to be interfering with the forward advance of the monsoon, with the potential to neutralise the gains from its early arrival.

Publication Date: 
22/05/2009
Indian Express (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Arabian Sea [3], Bay Of Bengal [4], Monsoons [5], Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) [6], India [7], Kerala [8], Rainfall [9]
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