Withdrawal of south-west monsoon continues to be disrupted along a line that passes through Veraval and Bharuch ( Gujarat ), Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh), and Jhansi and Shahjahanpur (Uttar Pradesh) with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) expecting no further progress during the next seven days.

Withdrawal has been stalled for the time being by an erstwhile depression over the Bay of Bengal now settled after a round of weakening as a well-marked low-pressure area over north Madhya Maharashtra, and dictating heavy weather to West India, including Gujarat, parts of which saw monsoon exit, as also Konkan and Mumbai.

Fresh ‘low’ likely over Bay

According to latest projections, this will likely be followed by a fresh rain-driving low-pressure area forming over north and adjoining c

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