Other parts of Mumbai and Maharashtra, including Pune, have been receiving heavy rains in the last few days, resulting in many deaths and life was brought to almost a stagnation with roads, subway and rail tracks, as well as heavy waterfalls with flight operations.
The Mumbai, the financial capital, has suspended its lifeline, local trains, while on Tuesday, the government offices were discontinued with schools, colleges as well as government offices, for which the Meteorological Department of India (IMD) issued a red alert. Follow the latest updates of Mumbai rain
IMD on Tuesday announced a red warning for Pune district.
According to meteorologists, torrential rains were triggered to strengthen a low pressure area and monsoon winds in the Bay of Bengal.
Maharashtra Rain | Top update
– Maharashtra Rain: According to a PTI news agency report, six people have died and hundreds of people have died in the last few days and hundreds of people have been displaced in the last few days, as many districts of Maharashtra have received heavy rains, causing floods, road interruptions and widespread damage to crops.
– Rain makes Mumbai paralyzed, ‘Next 48 hours important’: On Monday and Tuesday, torrential rains in Mumbai saw many low-loud areas, slowing down road traffic and local train services, affecting normal lives in metropolitan and neighboring areas. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who reviewed the flood situation with the Disaster Management Department, said that the next 48 hours will be important for Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Indhudhururg districts, which are on high alert, which are according to the above PTI report.
– 500 mm rain in 84 hours in Mumbai: IMD said many parts of Mumbai received more than 200 mm of rain in the last 24 hours, which ended at 8.30 am on Tuesday, Reporting the highest downpore at 255.5 mm in the eastern suburbs. According to the Times of India report, Mumbai and its surrounding areas recorded 500 mm of rain in 84 hours till Monday. The Central Railway on Tuesday suspended its local train services on the Harbor Line between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) and Kurla stations due to the submergence of the tracks in a section after heavy rains.
– Maharashtra rainfall death toll: According to PTI report, at least six people have died in rain -related incidents in the state in the last few days. While the number of rain-related deaths in Mumbai was not known, a TOI report on Tuesday said that two people had died-a compound wall collapse killed a 75-year-old watchman on Napian Sea Road, and another person was electrocked in Kanjurmarg.
– Hotter Hit: PTI reported that due to recent rains in Maharashtra, Nand Neded was one of the worst hit districts, in which more than 290 people were rescued from flood affected villages and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) was deployed with the army. A news18 report citing disaster management minister Girish Mahajan said on Tuesday that nine people were killed in rain -related incidents in Nanded, while the total number of deaths in Maharashtra was on 12. However, the toll of death in various reports is inconsistent.
– Pune rain – red alert issued: The Pune District Administration said in a post on X on Tuesday that a red warning has been issued for August 19 with the possibility of heavy rainfall in the ghats with strong winds. The district administration asked the citizens to take precautions.
– Government offices closed in school, Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) announced a holiday for all government and semi-government offices in Mumbai on Tuesday, while private offices advised to allow employees to work from home, except those in essential and emergency services. Schools in Mumbai also remained closed on Monday and Tuesday.
– Mithi River crosses the danger mark: The Mithi River crossed the danger mark, causing water tracks in coarse -populated areas such as Kurla and Sakinaka and waterlogging in areas near Mumbai airports. The scene shared by ward L BMC on X Mithi River took out the residents of Kranti Nagar (Kurla West).
– Weather in western Maharashtra, Konkan Area: In western Maharashtra, the Radhnagari Dam in Kolhapur released 11,500 cusecs of water in the Bhogwati river after heavy arrival, causing the Panchganga River to flow above the danger level for the fifth time in this season. In the Konkan region, the Raigad district recorded more than 160 mm of rainfall in Roha taluka on Monday, with Kundalika and Savitri rivers flowing above the danger mark. The district administration on Tuesday announced a holiday for all schools and colleges.
– Maharashtra weather forecast: The IMD has allegedly estimated rapid rainfall to Konkan for the next two days, and parts of Central Maharashtra, while an orange warning has been given in Marathwada and Fazrabh, where the rapid rains are expected to decrease at the end of this week.
