The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert in Maharashtra for Mumbai and the adjoining Thane district, predicting heavy rain in isolated areas for Saturday.
“Local forecast for Mumbai city and suburbs for the next 24 hours. Moderate to heavy rainfall in city and suburbs. Occasional gusty winds reaching 40-50 kmph very likely. Maximum and minimum temperatures will be around 30°C and 25°C,” the Mumbai-based Regional Meteorological Center wrote on X (previously Twitter).
In the 24 hours ending 8 am on Friday, Mumbai recorded 81 mm rain, while its eastern and western suburbs received 80 mm and 90 mm of rain, respectively, according to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the financial capital’s civic body.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) also updated about the gusty winds, high tides and the low tides
However, The city’s Colaba observatory recorded 52.7 mm rain, while the Santacruz observatory recorded 92.7 mm rain.
Meanwhile , the IMD has sounded an orange alert for other parts of the state, including the districts of Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Pune, and Satara, indicating the possibility of heavy to very heavy showers.
Rain Updates of Pune
Within Pune district, the Pune city, in particular, had witnessed a flood-like situation on Thursday, prompting authorities to order closure of educational institutes for the next day.
Other parts of this western Maharashtra district, , including Velha, Mulshi, Bhor talukas, and catchments areas of several dams, too, witnessed incessant rain on the day.
Reportedly, 3,000 citizens have been shifted to temporary shelters with the Pune Civic body issuing an alert for citizens living in low lying areas along the banks of Pavana and Mula rivers that pass through the civic limits.
Five deaths were also reported in rain-related incidents on Thursday. Meanwhile, 14 crew members of a tugboat have been rescued that had drifted in the Arabian Sea off the Alibag coast in Maharastra’s Raigad district, a police official said today. Somnath Gharge, Raigad Superintendent of Police. confirmed that a chopper of the Coast Guard was engaged in the operation, which started around 9 am, and all the crew members were safely evacuated.
The IMD has issued an orange alert for Chandrapur, Gondia, and Gadchiroli districts. This means there’s a warning for possible severe weather in these areas. The weather agency said that there are no alerts for any districts in Maharashtra from July 28 to July 30.
