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The weather in Delhi-NCR turned pleasant on Sunday morning after raining overnight and monsoons are expected to cover the city in the next couple of days as per the forecast of the Indian Meteorological Department.
In a so-called rare event, the monsoon is likely to cover both Delhi and Mumbai around the same time, i.e. for the next two days, IMD said on Saturday. Speaking of Mumbai, A.J A yellow beep sounded By IMD for today.
While the onset of the monsoon was slow, it has now made rapid progress and has covered several regions including some parts of Maharashtra, entire Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Northeast India, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, eastern Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, most parts of Himachal Pradesh, and some parts of Haryana, According to an IMD official.
DS Pai, chief scientist at IMD, said the monsoon could cover the whole of Maharashtra and some parts of Gujarat and Rajasthan by tomorrow (Sunday). It represents a new pulse of the monsoon, he said, and rapid progress is expected.
IMD said in a statement that conditions are favorable for further advance of the monsoon over most parts of Maharashtra, including Mumbai, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, and other parts of Haryana, including Chandigarh, Delhi, and some parts of Haryana. Gujarat, eastern Rajasthan and Punjab over the next two days.
Heavy rains hit Mumbai and 2 drowned in sewage; Traffic jams have been reported
Heavy rains lashed parts of Mumbai on Saturday, causing traffic jams, falling trees, short circuits and the death of two people who were swept away in a drain.
The outskirts of Mumbai recorded 162 mm of rain until 6.15 am on June 25. Mumbai city recorded 80.5 mm of rain till 6.15 am.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Raigad and Ratnagiri and a yellow alert for Palghar, Mumbai, Thane and Sindhudurg for the day.
An official said the two deaths occurred in Govandi in the afternoon and the bodies were later recovered by firefighters and police.
According to officials, Chembur received 80.04 mm of rain during the day, while the figure was 79.76 mm for Vicruli, 61.98 for Sion, 61.68 for Ghatcopar and 61.25 for Matunga. In a statement issued this evening, the Burihan Mumbai Municipal Authority said 11 trees fell due to rain, while seven short circuit incidents were reported as of 8 pm.
It added that the rainfall in the eastern suburbs of the city amounted to 69.86 mm, while it reached 73.57 mm in the western suburbs. Traffic was shifted to SV Road after Andheri MRT was flooded, while vehicular traffic was slow on BD Road, near Mahalaxmi Temple and areas like Asalpha, Sakinaka Junction and Gaffar Khan Road near Worli Sealink.
Similar scenes were seen in Korla Road, Santa Cruz and SV, while waterlogging was reported from Dadar TT, Sion Road, Tilak Nagar and Dahisar metros.
Several people took to Twitter to share pictures of the situation. Some asked traffic police for updates while some mentioned about traffic jams in some areas like Ghatkopar and Link Road from Bangur Nagar in Goregaon to Mith Chowki in Malad as well as Pantnagar.
Delayed monsoons in central India
Usually, monsoons reach Kerala by June 1st, Mumbai by June 11th, and the national capital by June 27th. This time, though covering much of northern India, the monsoon is a little late in much of central India, on which a large number of farmers depend greatly.
DS Pai attributed Cyclone Biparjoy to the monsoon’s impact on southern India and the adjacent western and central parts of the country.
He said, “Since the system absorbed most of the moisture, the progression of the monsoon along the western coast was slow.” However, the Bay of Bengal branch of the monsoon, which is responsible for bringing rains to northeastern and eastern India, remained stronger between June 11. and June 23rd.
Pai attributed this to the low-pressure system that formed over the Bay of Bengal in mid-June and the remnants of Cyclone Peparjoy, which helped the monsoon advance over eastern India.
Pai noted that the Arabian Sea branch of the monsoon is now gaining strength with a low pressure system developing over the Bay of Bengal.
(with PTI input)
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