Official sources said Mangaluru city witnessed 'unforeseen' rainfall, flooding roads, damaging shops and houses.
The Manali-Leh National Highway-3 was blocked after heavy rainfall triggered landslide in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district on Friday.
Skymet is the first major Indian weather forecasting agency to have issued a monsoon forecast for 2016.
The frequency of very heavy downpours seems to have increased.
The MeT department has warned of rain or thunderstorm at isolated places in the state in the next two days.
Despite Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis' ambitious plan, 40 per cent of the state is reeling from drought and its water tanker economy is booming. As of February 2019, the state government declared drought in 151 of the 358 talukas.
The city was lashed by heavy rain on Thursday, resulting in the outfield at the stadium getting flooded.
Delhi is likely to receive the first monsoon showers on June 30 or July 1, India Meteorological Department (IMD) officials said on Tuesday.
The IMD said that there has been an increase in the rainfall activity in Kerala and monsoon could hit the state anytime now.
You won't regret planning your next trip to this hilly north-eastern state.
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