Heavy rain lashes Mumbai city, fails to dampen Ganesh idol immersion festivities

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has placed Mumbai under yellow alert for Thursday and Friday in its latest 3 pm bulletin. The city is likely to experience moderate rains coupled with thunder and lightning for the next 24 hours.

Alongside Mumbai, Palghar, Thane and Raigad have also been placed under yellow alert, while an orange alert, indicating heavy to very heavy rains, has been issued in Ratnagiri for Friday.

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IMD data shows that Santacruz recorded 30 mm of rain between Wednesday and Thursday morning whereas the Colaba coastal observatory recorded 20 mm of rainfall.

Meanwhile, during the same period, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)’s Automatic Weather Station shows that maximum showers were recorded in the western suburbs at 28.15 mm while the eastern suburbs received 19.18 mm of rain. The island city division recorded a 12.17 mm downpour.

According to BMC reports, 2,452 idols were immersed until 3 pm on Thursday. Of these, 116 were Sarvajanik while 2,311 were Gharguti idols and 25 were Gauri idols.

Furthermore, 919 of the total idols immersed until now were immersed in artificial lakes, to avoid pollution.