- Friday, April 26, 2024
By: Pramod Kumar
By Pramod Thomas
THE India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for Mumbai, and neighbouring Thane, Palghar and Raigad districts in Maharashtra on Thursday (10).
It warns of very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places during the day, local media reported.
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) will also deploy 15 teams in coastal ditricts of Maharashtra, of which three teams will be deployed in Mumbai, four in Sindhudurg.
The southwest monsoon set in over several part of Maharashtra, including Mumbai on Wednesday (9).
Mumbai experienced waterlogging, disruption in local train services and heavy rains.
The weather department added that monsoon is likely to advance into more parts of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, some parts of Odisha and more parts of West Bengal during the next two days, reports said.
“Monsoon has arrived in Mumbai. Normal arrival date is June 10 every year, so it has arrived prior to the average arrival date,” said Dr Jayanta Sarkar, deputy director general (DDG), IMD Mumbai.
The weather department has predicted cloudy sky with moderate rain/thundershowers in the financial capital and suburbs.
Mumbai’s Colaba and Santacruz recorded 65.4 mm and 50.4 mm of rainfall respectively between 8:30 am on Tuesday (8) and 5:30 am on Wednesday.
South Mumbai has been witnessing heavy rainfall since late Tuesday night. Entire stretch of Breach Candy has been waterlogged and footpath too has been submerged. Rainfall also caused low visibility on eastern freeway, local media reported.
Mumbai police issued an advisory for commuters to avoid Netaji Palkar Chowk, SV Road Baherambaug Junction, Sakkar Panchayat Chowk, Neelam Junction, Govandi, Hindamata Junction, Iqbal Kamani Junction, Dharavi Restaurant, Dharavi, Sion Junction and King Circle on Wednesday due to waterLogging.
