Representational picMoreover, the west coast has seen very little action despite monsoon advancing till north Karnataka on June 10. Commenting on the issue, Sunitha Devi, IMD director (Pune), said it was a little early to declare the onset of monsoon in the two states and claimed that the monsoon revival is expected from June 15. By Agencies | Posted 39 minutes agoPune: Thanks to the temporary weakening of the monsoon current, wait for rains in the parched regions of interior Maharashtra has been delayed by almost a week now. She added that with the possibility of a cyclonic circulation in the Bay of Bengal, the parched regions of Marathwada and central Maharasthra would be receiving rainfall only after June 16. Despite Goa and the coastal Maharashtra receiving monsoon-like showers for the last few days, it will take a few more days for the rains to set in.

Source: Mid-Day June 14, 2016 04:52 UTC