The southwest monsoon hit Kerala on Saturday (May 24), marking its earliest arrival over the Indian mainland since 2009 when it reached the southern state on May 23, the India Meteorological Department said. Usually, the southwest monsoon makes its onset over Kerala by June 1.
Delivering the statement at the Arria Formula Meeting on "Protecting Water in Armed Conflict - Protecting Civilian Lives", Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations Parvathaneni Harish strongly refuted Pakistan's claims regarding the Indus Water Treaty.
