NEW DELHI: The southwest monsoon advanced over the National Capital Region (NCR) and most parts of Jammu & Kashmir and other Himalayan states. It is expected to race ahead and cover the rest of the country, including western Rajasthan, in the next two weeks. Rainfall on Sunday was 50% above normal in most regions except the southern peninsula. The eastern states of Bihar and West Bengal, where the monsoon has been deficient so far, received heavy showers on Sunday. "Due to insufficient rainfall over Delhi-NCR , we were hesitant to declare monsoon here.

Source: Economic Times July 02, 2017 18:33 UTC