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Question
Kanyakumari is the first to receive the south-west monsoon stream and the last to see its retreat.
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Solution
West coast region is the first to receive rain from the South-west monsoon. Hence, Kanyakumari is the first to receive the South-west monsoon stream. By the first week of October the South-west monsoon begins to withdraw from India since Kanyakumari is the last station to see the retreat of the South-west monsoon.
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