IMD Rainfall Alert, Mumbai Rains: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for several districts of Maharashtra in view of the forecast of heavy rain and thunderstorms on Wednesday.
Rain Alert: Most states across the country are receiving heavy rainfall due to monsoon. On Wednesday morning, heavy rains occurred in many areas of Delhi-NCR, due to which roads were flooded at many places and traffic was also affected. Due to heavy rains from north to south, while the weather is pleasant at many places, problems are also being faced at some places. A rain alert has been issued for the next five days in UP, while very heavy rains are going to occur in Maharashtra’s capital Mumbai today.
Continuous rains in Mumbai have led to waterlogging in residential areas and roads. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday issued a red alert for several districts of Maharashtra in view of the forecast of heavy rains and thunderstorms. The IMD’s red alert for the cities of Maharashtra has been issued till July 24. A red alert has been issued for Wednesday in some coastal areas of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Konkan, Goa and western Madhya Pradesh. Meanwhile, an orange alert has been issued for Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts for today.
Earlier, Mumbai again received heavy rains on Monday and Tuesday, leading to waterlogging on roads and heavy traffic jams. People in the suburbs also complained of rainwater entering their homes from the roads. A high tide alert has been issued in the coastal areas of Mumbai on Wednesday, as the city and its adjoining areas Thane, Palghar and Raigad are expected to receive more rain on Wednesday. The weather in Mumbai is expected to be cloudy today with the temperature ranging between 24°C to 28°C.
Apart from this, the Meteorological Department has said that there will be very heavy rain in East Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Mahe, West Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh today. At the same time, there is a possibility of heavy rain in Odisha, Kerala, Mahe, Karnataka till July 27, Jharkhand, Vidarbha today, West Bengal, Sikkim, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh between July 25-27.
Talking about the states of Northwest India, moderate to heavy rains have been predicted in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, East Rajasthan, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Punjab, West Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh etc. for the next five days.
According to the Meteorological Department, there will be heavy rain in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, East Rajasthan till July 27, Western Uttar Pradesh, Jammu on July 24, Western Rajasthan and Delhi on July 24. Apart from this, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi may see more humidity for the next two days.
