Thane: A pedestrian carries an umbrella to shield himself from the scorching sun, in Thane, Maharashtra, Monday, April 7, 2025. (PTI Photo)Amid a ‘yellow’ alert in place, Mumbai and its suburbs will continue to face hot and humid weather through Wednesday, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The skies are expected to be mainly clear. The maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to be around 36 degrees celsius and 24 degrees celsius, respectively. The weather bureau has forecast a cooler week for the city ahead as temperatures are likely to dip up to 33 degrees by April 12.
The century-old Elphinstone Road Over Bridge (ROB), one of the crucial east-west links in Mumbai, will be closed for vehicular traffic for two years from Thursday in view of its reconstruction work, PTI reported quoting officials on Wednesday. The ROB, connecting Parel and Prabhadevi areas in central Mumbai, will be shut to facilitate its demolition and reconstruction as part of the Sewri-Worli Elevated Connector project of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA). General public can send their objections to the traffic arrangements to the Mumbai Traffic Police, following the closure of the east-west link, till April 13.
Meanwhile, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday issued a notice to Mumbai police and Shiv Sena MLA Murji Patel on comedian Kunal Kamra’s plea challenging an FIR lodged against him for allegedly passing a “traitor” jibe at Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. A division bench of Justices Sarang Kotwal and S M Modak said it would hear Kamra’s petition on April 16.
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