Southwest Monsoon Covers All of J&K, Ladakh, Himachal and Uttarakhand

India's southwest monsoon has advanced to cover the entire regions of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand, the India Meteorological Department announced on Wednesday. Notably, the monsoon reached Jammu and Kashmir a day ahead of its arrival in Delhi, an unusual progression in its northward advance. IMD officials offered an explanation for this atypical pattern, which drew attention given that Delhi typically receives the monsoon before the Himalayan union territory. The early coverage of these northern and hill regions signals a robust and active monsoon system pushing across the subcontinent.