After having made the slowest progress in at least 12 years, the monsoon has broken into a sprint, nearly covering 10 states and entering two more within a span of four days since June 19 while racing into east Uttar Pradesh in the north.
With a low-pressure system giving it wind, the monsoon strode into Varanasi on Sunday, covering nearly 700km in four days from its position over north Bay of Bengal last Wednesday. The push from the Bay of Bengal arm has led to an unusual situation of monsoon having reached Varanasi while still to arrive over Mumbai, which it normally hits by June 10.

After having made the slowest progress in at least 12 years, the monsoon has broken into a sprint, nearly covering 10 states and entering two more within a span of four days since June 19 while racing into east Uttar Pradesh in the north.
With a low-pressure system giving it wind, the monsoon strode into Varanasi on Sunday, covering nearly 700km in four days from its position over north Bay of Bengal last Wednesday. The push from the Bay of Bengal arm has led to an unusual situation of monsoon having reached Varanasi while still to arrive over Mumbai, which it normally hits by June 10.