Mumbai Floods: People are troubled by heavy rains in the country’s financial capital Mumbai. Rain has put a brake on local trains. Local train service has had to be stopped due to heavy rains and waterlogging on up and down local lines between Vidya Vihar and Mulund. Heavy waterlogging is also being seen on Bhandup Nahur down local line. The questionable order of 30 km per hour speed has been imposed on up and down local lines between Kanjurmarg and Vikhroli.
SpiceJet and Vistara said in posts on X that some flights have been diverted. Vistara said flight number UK534 from Hyderabad to Mumbai is returning to Hyderabad due to bad weather at Mumbai airport and is expected to land in Hyderabad at 9.15 pm. Another flight from Delhi to Mumbai, UK941, has been diverted to Hyderabad and was expected to arrive at 9.10 pm.
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Due to heavy rains, people are facing a lot of trouble. People returning from office are also facing trouble. Many people are sharing videos on social media. BMC has ordered to keep all schools and colleges closed.
Meteorological Department issued red alert
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a ‘red alert’ for Mumbai and its neighboring districts on Wednesday evening and has forecast “extremely heavy rainfall”. Rain has been continuing in many parts of the city since afternoon. A municipal corporation official said that the IMD has changed the ‘orange alert’ to ‘red alert’ for the country’s financial capital, which has been issued till 8.30 am on Thursday.
In the latest warning issued at 5.30 pm, the IMD has predicted “extremely heavy rainfall and thundershowers accompanied with lightning and strong winds at isolated places” in Mumbai, Thane, Raigad and Ratnagiri districts. The Meteorological Department has issued an ‘orange alert’ for the coastal districts of Palghar and Sindhudurg, which has “heavy to very heavy rainfall and thundershowers accompanied with lightning and strong winds at isolated places”.
The island city of Mumbai has been receiving heavy rains since the evening, while many suburban areas have been receiving rainfall since afternoon. Heavy rains in Mulund and its surrounding areas led to inundation of low-lying areas. Officials said that road traffic slowed down due to waterlogging and poor visibility due to heavy rains. Suburban rail services, considered the lifeline of Mumbai, are also running late due to rain.
Just a day before PM Narendra Modi’s visit, Maharashtra is flooded! 3 people died in Thane
Just a day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s Maharashtra visit, rains wreaked havoc on the state. Meanwhile, three people died in separate incidents of lightning in Thane in 24 hours. Officials told news agency PTI that the lightning incidents took place near Shirgaon and Kalyan in Murbad taluka on Tuesday afternoon. According to a District Disaster Control Room official, Parshu Pawar (42) died after lightning struck his house in Shirgaon, while a man and a woman working in a mine in Kamba in Kalyan taluka died after being struck by lightning. Police have registered a case of accidental death.
PM Narendra Modi will be on Maharashtra tour on 26 September
In view of the Assembly elections 2024 in Maharashtra, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a visit to the state on Thursday. During this time, he will dedicate various projects worth about Rs 20,900 crore to the nation. Along with this, the PM will also dedicate PARAM Rudra Supercomputers to the country. He will also launch petroleum and natural gas sector initiatives worth Rs 10,400 crore. The PM’s program also includes inaugurating the Solapur airport and laying the foundation stone of the Bidkin Industrial Area.
How will the weather be in Maharashtra tomorrow?
The weather department has issued a red alert only for Palghar in Maharashtra, while an orange alert has been issued for Dhule, Pune, Nashik, Raigad, Thane and Mumbai. There is a yellow and green alert for the rest of the state. If the weather remains bad in the state tomorrow as well, then it may affect PM Modi’s visit and program.
There will be holiday in schools and colleges in Mumbai
Schools and colleges will remain closed on Thursday amid a ‘red alert’ of heavy rains in Mumbai and its suburbs. School Education Minister Deepak Kesarkar has declared a holiday due to heavy rains in Mumbai. An official of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) told news agency PTI that the Meteorological Department has issued a ‘red alert’ forecasting extremely heavy rains till 8.30 am on Thursday, due to which the holiday has been declared as a precautionary measure.
Know what will be the weather condition in other states
Summary :
- Light to moderate rains are expected in Bengal over the next 2-3 days.
- Heavy rains likely in South Bengal districts till September 26.
- North Bengal districts will experience heavy rains until September 27.
- Odisha to witness heavy rains in several districts till September 26.
- Thunderstorms may occur in isolated regions of Nuapada, Kandhamal, Kalahandi, and Rayagada in Odisha.
How will the weather be in Bengal the next day?
Meanwhile, the IMD informed that due to the low pressure area formed over the Bay of Bengal, light to moderate rain may occur in most places of Bengal in the next two or three days, while heavy rain is expected in some areas. The Meteorological Center said on Tuesday that due to the low pressure area, heavy rain is expected in many districts of South Bengal till September 26 and in North Bengal by the next day. Heavy rain is likely in North and South 24 Parganas, Purba Medinipur, Murshidabad, Nadia, Birbhum, Hooghly, East and West Bardhaman, Bankura, Purulia and Jhargram districts of South Bengal during the period till September 26. Heavy rains are expected in North Bengal districts of Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Jalpaiguri, Malda, Alipurduar, North and South Dinajpur and Cooch Behar till September 27, while very heavy rainfall may occur at isolated places in the sub-Himalayan districts of Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Jalpaiguri and Alipurduar.
This will be the situation in Odisha on September 26
According to the IMD, heavy rains are expected in Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Deogarh, Angul, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam and Gajapati in Odisha till September 26. The bulletin also said that thunderstorms may occur at isolated places in Nuapada, Kandhamal, Kalahandi and Rayagada.
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