Photos: Monsoon advances over Delhi, completes coverage over the country

The southwest monsoon lastly arrived in Delhi on July 13-- 16 days not on time, because it additionally lined the remainder of the country, 5 days later than standard, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) stated. The onset over Delhi is the most delayed arrival of monsoon in the Capital since 2002 -- that yr, the first of the showers was on July 19. The standard date, IMD says, for monsoon onset in Delhi is June 27. The rains, which sweep in from India’s south-west, starting from Kerala, usually cowl the country by July 8.