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The cyclone will not make landfall either in Odisha or Andhra Pradesh but will move parallel to the east coast and cause heavy rain.
Accounting for 75-90 per cent of the annual rainfall in most parts of South Asia (excepting Sri Lanka and southeastern India), the SW monsoon has an all-pervading influence on the socio-economic fabric of the region and thus of the national economies of South Asian countries.
The cyclone that developed over south Tamil Nadu coast has weakened.
The national weather agency has sounded Yellow alert in two districts on Monday namely Pathanamthitta and Idukki.
The monsoon is crucial for the Indian economy, as it brings nearly 75% of the rain needed by farms, besides replenishing reservoirs and aquifers.
A yellow alert has been issued for 10 districts on Friday - Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki, Malappuram, Palakkad, and Wayanad districts.
Kasaragod received the highest pre-monsoon showers, a whopping 569% above normal. Usually the northernmost district is the driest patch of land in Kerala during the first half of the pre-monsoon period.
With winds gusting at 40-50 kmph along the coast and southeast Arabian Sea, the national weather agency has also advised fishermen to not venture into the sea
Kuttanad legislator Thomas K Thomas is set to meet the chief minister to apprise him of the state of paddy cultivation following the summer showers.
Isolated heavy rainfall is likely over Kerala on April 11, 13 and 14.
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