Write a short note on the Southwest Monsoon and the Northeast Monsoon.
- South-west
Monsoon: Winds that give maximum
rainfall to India are south-west monsoon. These winds bring rains towards the
end of the summer due to high pressure built in the Indian Ocean. These monsoon strikes Malabar
Coast in the month of June and by November leaves the country. Most of the food
production in India depends on these monsoons.
- North-east
monsoons: When winds moves back from the
mainland to the Bay of Bengal, it is known as retreating monsoons. Retreating monsoons are also
called as north-east monsoons. They start when withdrawal of southwest monsoons
begin that is during September–November.