Visuals show pedestrians and vehicles navigating through waterlogged SV road, at Andheri west. (Express Photo by Sankhadeep Banerjee)The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Friday issued an ‘orange’ alert for Mumbai, with the city likely to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall. A red alert has been sounded in Raigad and Ratnagiri districts over the next two days. Between Thursday and Friday morning, the IMD’s Santacruz observatory recorded 24 mm rain while the Colaba station has recorded 22 mm rainfall. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) also issued a four-day alert for high tides in the Arabian Sea, lasting till July 27.
In other news, In the past 24 hours, Mumbai has reported two house collapses in the island city division, along with at least 11 tree fall incidents, six in the western suburbs, three in the island city, and two in the eastern suburbs. Additionally, 10 short circuit cases were recorded between Thursday and Friday morning, with five in the island city and four in the eastern suburbs. Civic officials confirmed that no injuries have been reported in any of the incidents.
Traffic disrupted: Mumbai Traffic Police Friday issued an advisory urging citizens to stay indoors unless absolutely necessary, avoid coastal areas, and drive cautiously. It also announced that Andheri Subway is closed for vehicular movement due to severe waterlogging. Traffic is being diverted via the Gokhale Bridge & Thackeray Bridge. “Our officials and staff are on high alert and ready to assist Mumbaikars. In case of any emergency, please dial 100 / 112/103.”
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted “heavy to very heavy” rains in Mumbai. It also advised public not to venture out. Earlier, the Met office issued an 'Orange' alert for the Mahrashtra capital and all its neighbouring districts, barring Raigad.
Stating likelihood of heavy to very heavy rainfall, IMD has extended its orange alert in Mumbai until Sunday morning.
Meanwhile, a red alert has been sounded in Raigad district today while Palghar district has been placed under a red alert on Saturday.
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In a crackdown against unauthorised construction, the civic body in Maharashtra's Thane district would be cutting off water supply to illegal buildings in its jurisdiction, an official said.
Thane Municipal Commissioner Saurabh Rao has given the instructions following the Bombay High Court's order, directing him to investigate water connections to unauthorised structures in the Shil area, the official said.
According to an official release, the civic chief convened a high-level meeting on Thursday, during which he said all documents related to water connections must be verified. - PTI
Amid heavy rain in the city over the past few days, the BMC said that its workers have been deployed to drain out stagnant rainwater in low lying areas in a bid to ensure uninterrupted flow of manholes.
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According to records from the civic body’s automatic weather station, between 8 am and 11 am, the heaviest showers were recorded near Jogeshwari with 67.3 mm of rainfall, followed by 66 mm in Andheri, and 65 mm in Santacruz.
In the eastern suburbs, the heaviest rain was recorded in Ghatkopar at 59 mm of rainfall, followed by 57 mm in Bhandup, and 52 mm of rainfall in Powai.
After a brief lull, Mumbai woke up to yet another rainy day Friday as heavy showers resumed and lashed the city amid an orange alert in place in the region, triggering traffic snarls in several areas.
Authorities have closed the Andheri subway due to 1 to 1.5 feet of waterlogging, and the Mumbai traffic police have routed traffic via Gokhale and Thackeray bridges.
What makes forecasting challenging in a city like Mumbai?
Unlike in the land, where weather patterns are fixed and systems generally move in a very particular manner, Mumbai’s proximity to the sea means that weather changes very rapidly.
Furthermore, being located in a tropical zone, the frequency of changes in weather is even faster.
Furthermore, meteorologists have also alluded that forecasting is prone to more uncertainties when the area or window is more specific, and smaller akin to Mumbai which is a small stretch of land along the Arabian Sea.
In a bid to offset some of the uncertainty, the weather bureau is working to gather more data by installing more equipment and models.
What caused the heavy rain and why it eluded models?
According to the IMD, there was a low-pressure area (LPA) over Rajasthan on July 14. However, early on July 15 (Tuesday), the LPA rapidly turned into a depression. This sudden depression led to conversion of moisture, while there was another low pressure area over Jharkhand in the eastern side, ushering in sudden heavy rainfall in Mumbai.
It was particularly the suburbs of Mumbai which experienced heaviest spells — some areas such as Ghatkopar, Powai, Vikhroli received over 80mm rain — over a course of few hours.
Mumbai Traffic Police Friday issued an advisory urging citizens to stay indoors unless absolutely necessary, avoid coastal areas, and drive cautiously.
It also announced that Andheri Subway is closed for vehicular movement due to severe waterlogging. Traffic is being diverted via the Gokhale Bridge & Thackeray Bridge.
“Our officials and staff are on high alert and ready to assist Mumbaikars. In case of any emergency, please dial 100 / 112/103.”
Due to heavy rainfall in Mumbai and nearby districts, citizens are advised to stay indoors unless absolutely necessary, avoid coastal areas, and drive cautiously.
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According to the BMC, between 8.00 am and 11 am on Friday, the heaviest rainfall was recorded in the western suburbs at an average of 41 mm rain, followed by 36 mm average rain in the eastern suburbs and 8 mm rain in the island city division.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted “heavy to very heavy” rains in the metropolis during the 24 hours starting 8.30 am.
The prediction prompted the police to appeal to the public not to venture out unless absolutely necessary.
The Navi Mumbai police have registered a case against two 24-year-old men for allowing a woman to perform ‘aura farming', a new global craze among youngsters, on the bonnet of a moving car, an official said on Friday.
The stunt was allegedly performed on a Mercedes-Benz car on a busy road in the Kharghar area on July 20, and its video went viral on social media.
The accused, Alfesh Azam Sheikh and Rafique Sulde, do not have a valid driving licence, the official said. - PTI
Police have seized 39 kg of amphetamine drug valued at Rs 50 crore in Maharashtra's Jalgaon district, an official said on Friday.
Three persons have been apprehended in connection with the haul and over their suspected involvement in an international drug racket, the official said.
Acting on inputs, police intercepted a car on the national highway at Chalisgaon late Thursday night. Following a search, they recovered 39 kg of amphetamine, worth about Rs 50 crore, he said. - PTI
Heavy rain across Maharashtra has caused widespread damage, along with heavy water logging.
In the past 24 hours, two incidents of house collapses have been reported in the island city division of Mumbai.
Furthermore, at least 11 cases of tree collapses have been reported in the city of which six cases have been reported in the western suburbs, followed by three incidents in the island city division and two cases in the eastern suburbs.
At least 10 cases of short circuits have also been reported in Mumbai between Thursday and Friday morning, with the maximum cases (5) reported in the island city division, followed by four cases in the eastern suburbs.
Civic officials maintained that no injuries have been reported in any incident.
BMC has urged the public to avoid beaches and strictly follow the instructions issued by authorities.
Police and BMC workers stand guard near Andheri subway as it has been waterlogged due to heavy rain this morning, at Andheri east in Mumbai.
Mumbai Traffic Police Friday issued an advisory urging citizens to stay indoors unless absolutely necessary, avoid coastal areas, and drive cautiously.
It also announced that Andheri Subway is closed for vehicular movement due to severe waterlogging.
Traffic is being diverted via the Gokhale Bridge & Thackeray Bridge.
“Our officials and staff are on high alert and ready to assist Mumbaikars. In case of any emergency, please dial 100 / 112/103.”
Between Thursday and Friday morning, the IMD’s Santacruz observatory recorded 24 mm rain while the Colaba station has recorded 22 mm rainfall.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) also issued a four-day alert for high tides in the Arabian Sea, lasting till July 27.
According to BMC, the wave heights are projected to further rise to 4.66 metres expected at 12.40 pm on Friday.
According to data from the automatic weather stations across Mumbai recorded at 8 am on Thursday, the heaviest rainfall in the past 24 hours occurred in the eastern suburbs at an average of 48 mm.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Friday issued an ‘orange’ alert for Mumbai, with the city likely to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall. A red alert has been sounded in Raigad and Ratnagiri districts over the next two days.
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