<span style="color: #222222;">After a delay of a week, monsoon hits the Kerala coast today marking the official commencement of the four-month rainfall season in the country. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Indian Meteorological Department confirmed the arrival of South west monsoon in Kerala, Lakshadweep parts of Tamil Nadu and Mali islands. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">AIR correspondent reports that as monsoon arrives, several parts of Kerala have started receiving a good amount of rainfall.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> <br />''Met department predicts heavy rainfall in the coming days. Orange has been declared in Ernakulam, Malappuram, Thrissur and Kozhikode districts. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Controls rooms will be opened in these areas. Further the Met dept withdrew the red which was declared earlier in the state. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile, the annual monsoon trawling ban in Kerala will begin from tomorrow midnight and will be in force for 52 days.</span><br />