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Heavy rains continued to lash Mumbai for the second consecutive day on Wednesday.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert for Mumbai on Wednesday with Thane and Palghar indicating heavy to very heavy rains throughout the day.
The IMD Coastal Observatory in Colaba recorded 98 millimeters of rain during its 24-hour cycle, which ended at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. Colaba received 63 mm of rain between 8:30 am and 5:30 pm.
The Santacruz Observatory recorded 53 mm until 8:30 a.m. Wednesday and 45 mm until 5:30 p.m.
In contrast to the Mumbai metropolitan area (MMR), the island city and suburban belt of Mumbai recorded low rainfall. Later in the day, IMD raised the orange alert level to red alert for Palghar, Thane and Raigad districts, indicating heavy rains in these places.
Precipitation data for the past 24 hours showed that Colaba recorded 140mm of rain, Daisar 127mm, Kandivale 118mm, Chincholi 111mm and Pichola 105mm.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s Automatic Weather System (AWS) stated that as of 8pm, the island city had recorded 64mm of rain, while the eastern suburbs received 57mm and the western suburbs recorded 66mm.
IMD officials attributed the heavy rain on Wednesday to convective clouds over Mumbai and Maharashtra’s Konkan belt.
“Rainfall increased in Mumbai on Wednesday due to convective clouds that have developed on the northern coast. Raigad and Palghar districts are seeing heavy to very heavy rains and as a result we have issued a red alert in these areas as current conditions indicate that rain is likely to continue for the next two days or Next three days,” Sushma Nair, a scientist from IMD, told Mumbai Express.
Waterlogging has been reported from several low-lying places in the city, including Sion, Kings Circle, Andheri and Phil Parley. Traffic on the western and eastern highways was also affected by the heavy rains.
In its five-day forecast, the Met Office issued a yellow alert for Mumbai on Thursday and Friday, indicating less rain activity, while the orange alert will remain for Paljar, Tin and Raigad.
There were 27 tree collapse incidents reported in the past 24 hours on Wednesday, 15 of which were reported in the western suburb, eight from the island city and four in the eastern suburb. There were no reports of injuries.
Besides, three cases of short circuit were reported on Wednesday but there were no injuries or loss of life.
CM praises BMC for effective water removal
After heavy rains, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday reviewed Mumbai’s readiness for the monsoon by visiting the BMC’s Disaster Control Cell.
The Prime Minister commended the Civil Authority for its effective implementation of the water removal work, and assured that despite the heavy rains, traffic was not affected.
“This year, the BMC has effectively removed water from the drains and as a result the water accumulated on the road is easily channeled into the drains. I have assessed several low-lying areas in Mumbai, including Hindmata, Dadar, Parel, Milan Subway and Andheri. We have not seen waterlogging in any of these places and traffic has not been affected,” he said.
Shinde also instructed officials to carry out the required excavation work around the clock to ensure no accidents.
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