After lying latent for about a week, monsoon on Tuesday covered some more parts of the country.
"Monsoon today advanced into remaining parts of coastal Karnataka and sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim," B P Yadav, director, Indian Meteorological Department, said.
"Monsoon had not advanced since 23rd May," he said.
Conditions are favourable for its further advance over southern parts of Konkan Goa and some more parts of the peninsula in the next two-three days.
The monsoon, which had broken over India on May 18, ahead of its normal date of around June 1, was still three-four days ahead of schedule, he said.