New Delhi: Heavy rain has been predicted in north India for the next one week after the onset of monsoon across the country. The Met department has predicted heavy rainfall across north India from July 18 to 21, while the situation in western regions will continue till July 23. According to the Met department, the western Himalayan region (Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit, Baltistan, Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand) will continue to receive heavy rainfall. Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, UP and Northern Madhya Pradesh in north-west India will also receive heavy rain from July 18 to 21. According to IMD, the recent satellite image ryots show rapid or fairly intense convection in parts of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh, and Delhi, Northwest Madhya Pradesh, North-East Rajasthan, North Konkan, Bihar. Rain is expected in sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura and neighbouring areas. At the same time, IMD said moderate to intense rain is likely in the coming 2-3 days with thunder and lightning. Parts of Delhi, Janpath Road and Ferozshah Road have been receiving rain since Monday morning. Public Interest litigation in Kerala High Court against decisions barring pets Retired Tamil Nadu Police arrested for abandoning wife after 46 years Kerala: Medical Association lashes Govt’s decision to eliminate curbs ahead of the Eid