Orange alert in Mumbai: Vihar Lake overflows, heavy rains to continue

The IMD has issued an orange alert for Mumbai, Thane and Palghar on Wednesday indicating moderate to heavy rains to continue throughout the day. A red alert has been issued for Raigad and Ratnagiri districts indicating heavier rainfall.

Vihar Lake, one of the seven lakes that supply water to Mumbai, started overflowing.

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During the past 24 hours, Mumbai saw heavy spell of rains, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) recording 86.1 mm of rainfall. IMD categorizes rainfall between 64.5 mm and 115.5 mm as heavy rains, and the downpour that Mumbai experienced over the past 24-hours qualifies for this category.

Besides this, the coastal observatory at Colaba recorded 44.6 mm of rains.

Several pockets of the city also recorded significant rainfall, as Dahisar recorded 116 mm, followed by 87.5 mm in Ram Mandir (Jogeshwari), 58 mm at Bandra, 51 mm at Sion, and 44 mm at Colaba.

Meanwhile, some of the catchment areas of the lakes also recorded rainfall above 100 mm in past 24 hours, 121 mm of rains was recorded in Tulsi and Tansa Lakes, while Vihar Lake recorded 108 mm, Modak Sagar recorded 81 mm, followed by 62 mm in Bhatsa, 43 mm in Middle Vaitarna and 48 mm in Upper Vaitarna.