Heavy rains lash Mumbai, large parts of Maharashtra
Extremely heavy rainfall in Mumbai, north Konkan predicted
New Delhi, July 4: Instances of wall collapse, uprooting of trees and waterlogging were reported in Maharashtra as heavy rains lashed large parts of the western state, including Mumbai, for the second day on Saturday. However, there were no casualties.
North India witnessed predominantly sultry weather, with Punjab and Haryana recording abovenormal day temperatures. Rainfall was recorded at isolated places in Uttar Pradesh.
Mumbai suburbs and neighbouring Thane have received more than 100 mm rainfall since Saturday morning, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Interior Maharashtra also received fairly widespread rainfall, it said.
The Colaba weather station in south Mumbai recorded 66 mm rainfall between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm, while the Santacruz station recorded 111.4 mm rainfall, according to the IMD.
The Thane-Belapur Industry Association area reported 116 mm rain during this period, it said. “Mumbai suburbs and Thane (have) already received more than 100 mm rains since morning 8.30 am 4 Jul. City side it’s around 50+ mm,” Mumbai IMD Deputy Director General K S Hosalikar
tweeted.
“Very heavy with isolated extremely heavy rainfall (more than 200 mm) forecasted for North Konkan including Mumbai in 24 hrs. Entire west coast very active monsoon. TC,” he said. The Alibaug observatory in neighbouring Raigad district recorded 87.4 mm rainfall from 8.30 am to 5.30 pm on Saturday. Harnai in coastal Ratnagiri district, south of Raigad, recorded 52.6 mm rainfall during the period, while the Ratnagiri city weather station recorded 54.1 mm of rainfall.
The disaster management cell of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said waterlogging was reported in low-lying areas of
the city such as Sion, Dadar and Milan Subway. “But there has been no complaint of major waterlogging so far,” an official said. “There were 19 complaints of tree or branches falling, but nobody was injured in the incidents,” he said.
In Thane, two incidents of wall collapse were reported, civic authorities said. No casualties were reported in both these incidents, an official said.
A 12 feet wall collapsed near Khetale Garden in Hajuri area due to heavy downpour in the morning hours, while a six feet wall in Azad Nagar also came crashing down, said Santosh Kadam, chief of the civic disaster management cell.