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New Delhi: The withdrawal of the southwest monsoon began from parts of western Rajasthan on Sunday, three days ahead of the expected schedule, said the India Meteorological Department. The primary rain-bearing system usually makes its onset over Kerala by June 1 and covers the entire country by July 8. It starts retreating from northwest India around September 17 and withdraws completely by October 15. This year, the monsoon covered the entire country nine days before the usual date of July 8. This was the earliest the monsoon has covered the entire country since 2020, when it did so by June 26. It had reached Kerala on May 24, its earliest onset over the Indian mainland since 2009, when it arrived on May 23. The line of withdrawal of the southwest monsoon passed through 30.5°N /73.5°E, Sri Ganganagar, Nagaur, Jodhpur, Barmer and 25.5°N /70°E on Sunday. Conditions are favourable for further withdrawal of southwest monsoon from some more parts of Rajasthan and some parts of Punjab and Gujarat during the next two-three days. The country has received 7.1% more rainfall than the long period average since June, with most parts of the country receiving excess rainfall during the key period for kharif crops such as rice and pulses. India has already witnessed above-normal rainfall in the first half of the monsoon season, with some regions, including Himachal Pradesh, reporting flash floods and landslides. The southwest monsoon provides about 70% of India's yearly rain and is vital for the agriculture sector, which contributes 14% to the country's gross domestic product and supports more than half of its 1.4 billion population.