The Southwest Monsoon touched Telangana state after a delay of about 5-6 days. The Hyderabad Meteorological Centre confirmed that the monsoon advanced into some parts of Telangana state yesterday. Monsoon has extended to Mahbubnagar district in the state and it is likely to advance further in the next 48 days to other parts in the state.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, the IMD has forecast rains in parts of the state over next four days. Few districts are likely to receive heavy rainfall.<br />''Light to moderate rain along with thundershowers are very likely to occur at many places over Telangana. Thunderstorms, accompanied with lighting and gusty winds up to 40 kms are very likely to occur.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, the Met officials have issued a 'Yellow Alert' for many districts including Adilabad, Komaram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Nirmal, Jayashankar Bhupalpally, Mulugu, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Mahabubnagar, Nagarkurnool, and others<br />''The arrival of monsoon has provided relief to people from sweltering heat in some parts of Telangana.<br />''<br />''The monsoon was expected to arrive in the state during the first week of this month but it was delayed due to weak sea winds in Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal.