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Monsoon to hit India on June 6: weather office

FILE PHOTO: A girl runs through the beach against the backdrop of monsoon clouds at Fort Kochi beach in Kerala, India June 5, 2015. REUTERS/Sivaram V

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Monsoon rains are likely to enter India through the southern coast on June 6, the weather office said on Wednesday, marking the start of the four-month rainy season that is crucial for the country's farm-dependant economy.

Monsoon rains are likely to set over the Kerala coast on June 6, the state-run India Meteorological Department said in a statement.

Skymet, India's only private forecaster, on Tuesday said monsoon rains are expected to arrive on the southern Kerala coast on June 4.

(Reporting by Sudarshan Varadhan; editing by Gopakumar Warrier)

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