Mumbai Monsoons

Rain destroys idols worth crores in Maharashtra's Pen before Ganesh Chaturthi

July 09, 2026 11:09 am

Days of heavy rain in the state caused creeks to overflow and inundate Johe and Tambadshet villages in Pen taluka, where over 1,000 artisans make a large share of Maharashtra's Ganesh idols. Individual losses range from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 20 lakh.

Why is Mumbai seeing record rain in an El Niño year?

July 08, 2026 12:48 pm

Mumbai's Colaba has already crossed its July average rainfall in a week. Scientists explain why record downpours are possible even in an El Niño year.

Mumbai floods: Roads shut, train, Metro services hit, red alert issued

July 05, 2026 5:17 am

With over 200-mm rain lashing pockets of the city in a span of 10 hours, traffic came to a standstill and people were left wading through knee-deep waters after the Mogra nalla and its associated drains overflowed in the western suburbs on Saturday afternoon.

Mumbai, neighbouring districts under orange alert from today, fishing activities suspended

May 23, 2025 11:12 am

IMD has directed shipping activities to be regulated until May 26, while tourism and recreational activities have also been placed under judicious regulation.

BMC sets up war room to monitor desilting work ahead of monsoon

April 30, 2025 12:06 am

The authorities have also stated that citizens can monitor the progress of desilting works at swd.mcgm.gov.in

Trains, flights disrupted as rain plays havoc, schools shut in Mumbai

October 02, 2024 5:56 pm

Records furnished by the BMC showed that between 4 pm and 10 pm, more than 250 mm rain was recorded in pockets like Mankhurd (276 mm), Powai (274 mm) and Ghatkopar (259 mm).

IMD rain forecasts for Mumbai wrong by 42% in July. What explains these extreme misses?

August 18, 2024 8:32 pm

Mumbai is home to two doppler weather radars, one of the most sophisticated instruments in modern meteorology. One of them, a S-band radar, sits atop IMD’s Colaba observatory and the other one, a C-band radar, is in Veravali.

Despite lake levels surpassing 90%, Mumbai grapples with contaminated, low pressure water supply

August 15, 2024 2:03 pm

Senior BMC officials attribute these issues to adjustments made during recent water cut measures and assure that they are working to resolve these problems.

BMC efforts yield results: Dip in dengue, malaria cases in monsoon compared to 2023

July 31, 2024 10:57 pm

Mumbai Rains Highlights: One dead, Andheri subway flooded as heavy rains batter city

July 22, 2024 8:13 am

Mumbai News Highlights: According to the met department, heavy rainfall is likely to continue in isolated pockets over the weekend.

Rains inundate parts of Mumbai

June 25, 2017 12:23 pm

As monsoon sets on to the city Mumbaikars are out with everypossible rain gear.