Monsoon Update: According to the Meteorological Department, alerts for heavy rain and storms have been issued for 19 states, including UP and Bihar, for July 2. A fresh bulletin states that as of July 1, the Southwest Monsoon has advanced further into the North Arabian Sea, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and parts of Uttar Pradesh; the remaining areas of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Ladakh; the entirety of Jammu & Kashmir; and parts of Haryana and Punjab. Isolated extremely heavy rainfall is likely over the South Gujarat Region, Konkan during 02nd -05th; Coastal Karnataka on 01st & 02nd and southwest Madhya Pradesh on 03rd & 04th July.