India, June 24 -- The monsoon has advanced to the remaining parts of the north Arabian Sea, Himachal Pradesh, and Jammu, more areas of Punjab, west Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday. Parts of Punjab, Haryana, and Delhi are yet to receive the first spells of monsoon rain.

The monsoon is the lifeblood of India's economy. It arrived in Kerala on May 24, eight days before its normal date. June 1 is the normal date for monsoon onset in Kerala.

The IMD said conditions were favourable for the monsoon advance to more parts of Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, and the remaining areas of western Uttar Pradesh over the next 36 hours.

The northern limit of the monsoon was passing through...