Mumbai Rains Highlights: IMD sounds ‘red’ alert for Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, Palghar

Besides Mumbai, an orange warning has also been issued for the Satara district and ghats of Pune for the next three hours.For the upcoming three hours a red warning has been issued by the IMD for the Nashik, Dhule and Nandurbar districts of Maharashtra indicating very heavy rainfall to continue during this period.Meanwhile, a yellow warning has been issued by the IMD for the Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Ahilyanagar and Chhatrapati Shambhaji Nagar for the next three hours indicating moderate spell of rainfall to continue during this period.

CM Devendra Fadnavis presented a memorandum to Union home minister Amit Shah seeking financial assistance for flood affected farmers under NDRF on Thursday in Mumbai. He was accompanied by deputy CM Eknath Shinde.

Thane and Palghar districts near Mumbai witnessed heavy rainfall in the last 24 hours, leading to some house collapses amid waterlogging and lightning strikes, while dams began overflowing, officials said on Sunday.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a ‘red alert', warning of extremely heavy rainfall in Thane, Palghar, Mumbai and Raigad districts on Sunday. — PTI

For the upcoming three hours, a red warning has been issued by the IMD for the Nashik, Dhule and Nandurbar districts of Maharashtra, indicating very heavy rainfall to continue during this period.

The IMD has also issued an orange warning for Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad and Jalgaon districts for the next three hours, indicating heavy rainfall to continue, accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds.

Meanwhile, a yellow warning has been issued by the IMD for Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Ahilyanagar and Chhatrapati Shambhaji Nagar for the next three hours, indicating a moderate spell of rainfall to continue during this period.

In view of the Red alert issued by IMD across Mumbai city and suburbs, the police have advised citizens to avoid visiting coastal and low-lying areas.

Commuters wait on the platform during heavy rains in Mumbai. (Express Photos/Akash Patil)

Due to around 150 mm of rainfall in the catchment and dam area of the Jayakwadi project, 1,25,000 cusec (cubic foot per second) of water is being released into the Godavari river, which may increase up to 1.5 lakh cusec, a statement from the CMO read.

From the Majalgaon dam, 41,701 cusec of water is being released, which has been reduced from the earlier 95,000 cusec.

Due to heavy rainfall in Dharashiv, Solapur, Ahilyanagar and Beed districts, 75,000 cusec of water was being discharged from the Sina Kolegaon dam, while in some places the discharge was 60,000 cusec.

Additionally, 1 lakh cusec of water was being released from the Ujani dam, the statement said.

The discharge data was based on the situation as of 9 am, the CMO added. --PTI

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday reviewed the rainfall situation and ongoing relief operations in eight Marathwada districts and Solapur, and directed officials to intensify field-level efforts.

Incessant rains pounded several parts of Marathwada on Saturday, cutting off villages and inundating low-lying roads and bridges in the traditionally drought-prone region, officials earlier said.

Solapur, located in western Maharashtra, has also witnessed heavy rains and crop damage.

With water discharge from dams being increased due to heavy rainfall, Fadnavis stressed the need to focus on the advance evacuation of people from vulnerable areas, a statement from the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said on Sunday.

He instructed officials to ensure adequate arrangements for food, drinking water and healthcare facilities at relief camps, the statement said. --PTI

Visuals of Mumbai city under dark monsoon clouds as heavy rainfall continues amid a red alert. (Express Photos/Akash Patil)

All four roads in Gandhi Market near Matunga are operational.

Five members of a family and another person were injured in two incidents of lightning strike which also caused damage to some houses in Maharashtra's Palghar district, officials said on Sunday.

IMD had sounded the ‘red’ alert in Mumbai, Thane, Raigad and Palghar districts for Sunday. --PTI

Commuters in heavy rain, at SV Road, Andheri West, in Mumbai (Express Photo/Sankhadeep Banerjee)

According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) disaster management cell, the Andheri subway has been shut down for traffic movement on Sunday morning.

As heavy rains lashed Mumbai since last night, the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) observatory at Colaba recorded 120.8 mm of rainfall in the last 24 hours, followed by 83.8 mm at Santacruze observatory.

Mumbai has been kept under a red alert for today, as the weather bureau has indicated heavy to very heavy rains will continue across the city throughout the day.

Meanwhile, heavy rains lashed parts of Goa, including the capital city Panaji, in the last 24 hours. The IMD has issued a 'yellow alert', predicting heavy showers in the coastal state for four days till October 1.

Pedestrians in heavy rain at Vile Parle as IMD sounds red alert for Mumbai, Thane, Palghar and Raigad districts today (Express Photos/Sankhadeep Banerjee)

Commuters wade through rainwater mixed with garbage at Dadar market as heavy showers leave the area littered with waste. (Express Photos/Akash Patil)

A man has been swept away in the swollen Ulhas river following heavy rains in Maharashtra's Thane district, officials said on Sunday.

The heavy showers in Thane, which received more than 100 mm of rain in the last 24 hours, and in neighbouring Palghar district caused waterlogging at several places.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a ‘red alert', warning of extremely heavy rainfall in Thane, Palghar, Mumbai and Raigad districts on Sunday. --PTI

The Maharashtra government has issued an advisory urging people to remain cautious amid a forecast of heavy to very heavy rainfall across several parts of the state till September 30.

The state emergency operations centre, citing predictions by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), said on Saturday that widespread rain is expected across many districts during this period.

Intense rainfall may lead to urban flooding in Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts, it warned. — PTI

In light of the heavy rainfall forecast across Maharashtra, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) officials said that the NDRF teams have been kept on high alert in Mumbai, Thane as well as Pune and Nagpur to ensure quick mobilization and assist civic administration.

Besides this, the NDRF has also deployed six teams in the state for immediate relief operations. Of these, two teams have been deployed in Solapur, two in Dharashiv as well as one team each in Beed and Latur districts.

The Mumbai Crime Branch arrested a 45-year-old man from West Bengal, who allegedly threatened and demanded Rs 1 crore from Bollywood actor and comedian Kapil Sharma’s personal assistant (PA) by using the name of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi.

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The Maharashtra government is disbursing funds for flood affected farmers and wants to ensure that relief money reaches all of them before Diwali, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on Saturday.

Many parts of the state, especially Marathwada, have seen very heavy rains since September 20, leading to flooding, resulting in severe crop damage and distress to farmers. — PTI

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday demanded a complete loan waiver for farmers in Maharashtra after heavy rains damaged crops in several parts of the state, and also called for a special legislature session to discuss the issue.

Attacking the BJP over the situation, the former chief minister said he was of the firm belief that the ruling party does not know how to govern.

Heavy rains and swollen rivers have caused large-scale damage in parts of the state, especially the Marathwada region, since September 20, claiming at least nine lives. Crops on more than 30,000 hectares were washed away due to the floods, the government has said. — PTI

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has sounded ‘red’ alert in Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, Palghar districts for Sunday.

The warning, which will remain in place until Monday morning, has been sounded owing to the possibility of extremely heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, and lightning in isolated pockets.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has declared a 'red' alert in Mumbai, Thane, Palghar and Raigad districts on Sunday.

The 'red' alert, which will remain in place until Monday morning, has been sounded owing to the possibility of extremely heavy rainfall, thunderstorms and lightning in isolated pockets.

The Maharashtra weather department has issued an orange alert for Nanded, Latur, Beed, Hingoli, Parbhani and Dharashiv districts for Saturday, officials told news agency PTI.

Heavy rains and swollen rivers have caused large-scale damage in Marathwada since September 20, claiming at least nine lives, and floods have destroyed crops on lakhs of acres. (PTI)

Incessant rains pounded several parts of Marathwada in Maharashtra on Saturday, cutting off villages and inundating low-lying roads and bridges in the traditionally drought-prone region, officials told news agency PTI.

More than 65 mm of rainfall was recorded in several parts of Beed, Latur, Dharashiv, Nanded, Parbhani and Hingoli districts in 24 hours ending at 8 am.

According to officials, heavy rains lashed Kalmnuri and Vasmat talukas of Hingoli district, marooning three villages, the report stated. Rescue teams are well-equipped and are already shifting stranded villagers, she said.

Chaundhi Bahiroba in Vasmat taluka and the villages of Bibthar and Kondhur Digras in Kalamnuri were cut off due to heavy rainfall, the official said.

"As a precautionary measure, we have shut water-logged bridges and roads. The Manjara River is flowing over its capacity, so there is a possibility that if the rains continue, water may enter some fields located along the riverbank," she told PTI.

In Dharashiv, the administration has shut roads amid heavy rainfall, and teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) are deployed in Bhum and Paranda talukas for rescue and relief efforts, another official told the news agency. (PTI)

Records from Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's automatic weather stations showed that between 8.00 am on Friday and that on Saturday, the heaviest rain was recorded over the island city division at an average of 30.07 mm, followed by 26 mm rain in the eastern suburbs and 10 mm average rainfall in the western suburbs.

In light of the heavy showers, the IMD has warned possibility of inundation of low lying areas, flash floods and disruption to road, rail, air and ferry transport over the coming days.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), rain activity is slated to intensify from today with an ‘orange’ alert in Mumbai as well as neighbouring districts of Thane and Raigad.

Indicating the possibility of heavy to very heavy rainfall, the alert is slated to remain in place for the next three days until Tuesday morning.