Mumbai, Jun 25 (PTI) The southwest monsoon, which has become active along the coastline of Maharashtra, has led to a heavy downpour in Mumbai and Konkan area. The southwest monsoon has become active along the states coastline after a gap of 15 days, India Meteorological Department officials said. For the last few years, the southwest monsoon is progressing very fast toward the north and then covering central and eastern India, the IMD had said last week. Heavy showers drenched Thane and Palghar districts in the last 24 hours. Mahabaleshwar recorded 114.1 mm of rainfall, Nashik 58.6 mm, Sangli 11.9 mm, Nanded 4mm, Gondia 6.8mm and Buldhana 9mm.

Source: India Today June 25, 2017 09:47 UTC