Monsoon revival in Maharashtra likely this week: IMD

“A cyclonic circulation over the Arabian Sea is expected to form and cause widespread rain along the west coast. Besides, enhanced rainfall is forecast over interior parts of the state,” said an official from the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Pune.

Marathwada and Vidarbha, which continue to reel under severe shortage of rainfall, might receive some rain. Besides, Aurangabad, Beed, Hingoli, Parbhani, Akola, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, Buldhana, Washim and Yavatmal districts are also likely to receive rain this week.

The rainfall might further strengthen by July 25, as the eastern arm of the monsoon would gain momentum following the formation of a fresh low pressure system in the Bay of Bengal, said an IMD official.