1.   Monsoon rains that peak in July and August may cause further delay.

2.   Many roads in Rajasthan state also were submerged last week after torrential monsoon rains flooded hundreds of villages, PTI said.

3.   The soldiers are advancing southward to try to fully encircle the city and invade it when the monsoon rains ends in early January, military officials have said.

4.   Torrential monsoon rains battered large parts of the country again over the weekend, causing overflowing rivers to swell further.

5.   Weather experts said the flooding may continue until the middle of September when the seasonal monsoon rains end.