The much-awaited south-west monsoon Monday brought first showers to the Andaman and Nicobar islands, setting the stage for its early progression towards Kerala. <br/><br/>Director General of the India Meteorological Department Ajit Tyagi told the media in New Delhi that, South-west monsoon has set in over parts of south Bay of Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and most parts of Andaman Sea. <br/><br/>He said, a depression in the Bay of Bengal is expected to pull the monsoonal flow towards the mainland and it may reach Kerala earlier than May 30. <br/><br/>The weather office said conditions are favourable for further advance of monsoon over more parts of Bay of Bengal and remaining parts of Andaman Sea during next two days. <br/>