Southwest monsoon arrives in Odisha

Southwest Monsoon set in over Odisha on Thursday touching southern parts of the coastal state, the Indian Meteorological Department said.

Though the monsoon usually reaches Odisha between June 10 and June 12, its onset was delayed by at least four days this time.

“Southwest Monsoon covered Malkangiri, Koraput, and Nawarangpur districts and some parts of Nuapada, Kalahandi, and Rayagada districts of Odisha,” the IMD said in a…