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Standard VII
Physics
Rain
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Name the two branches of the south-west monsoon winds.

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  • As India is surrounded by Bay of Bengal on the east and Arabian Sea on the west, monsoon in India arrive as Bay of Bengal branch and Arabian Sea branch.
  • The direction of Bay of Bengal branch of south west monsoon is north-east.
  • The Arabian Sea Branch of the south-west monsoon first hits the Western Ghats of the coastal state of Kerala, India, thus making this area first to receive rain from the south-west monsoon. This branch of the monsoon moves northwards towards western side.

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