Maharashtra rains: IMD issues red alert for Mumbai on 27 July, BMC declares school holiday
- Maharashtra rains: Authorities have declared holiday for all schools and colleges in Raigad district till Thursday amid the 'red alert' issued by the weather department.
Maharashtra rains: The India Meteorological Department has issued 'red' alert in Raigad, Pune, Satara and Ratnagiri districts for 26th July. Moreover, an Orange alert has been issued in Mumbai, Palghar and Thane.
The weather department has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall and issued an orange alert for six districts of Maharashtra till July 27. The weather department noted that Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudrug, Pune, Kolhapur and Satara districts will receive heavy to heavy rainfall till July 27.
Authorities have declared holiday for all schools and colleges in Raigad district till Thursday amid the 'red alert' issued by the weather department.
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India Meteorological Department on Wednesday issues 'red alert' for Mumbai, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts. Keeping this in mind, all schools and colleges – government and private – in Mumbai will remain shut on 27 July, the Maharashtra government announced on Wednesday.
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner and Administrator Dr Iqbal Singh Chahal, in a notice, declared a holiday for all municipal, government and private primary, secondary and higher secondary schools and all colleges in Mumbai city and suburbs.
Out of the 7 lakes that supply water to Mumbaikars, Vihar and Tansa lakes started overflowing today (July 26, 2023) at 00.48 midnight and 4:35 AM respectively, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has said. Mumbai receives water from seven lakes namely Tansa, Bhatsa, Modak Sagar, Tulsi, Vehar, Upper Vaitarna, and Middle Vaitarna. These lakes are situated in the outskirts of Mumbai as well as neighboring districts such as Thane, Bhiwandi, and Nashik.
Speaking of traffic and local train status in Mumbai, currently the Central and the Western Railway is functional normal.
Earlier on 25 July, amid heavy rains, the road near IT Park in Goregaon area of Mumbai had caved in. As per the report, one-way traffic was also stopped due to road subsidence. Prior to that, landslide occurred on a hill behind an eight-storey building in Andheri area of Mumbai prompting the authorities to evacuate people from the structure. There was no report of injury to anyone in the incident.
Meanwhile, as per IMD's latest weather forecast, For 26 July, the IMD has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall over Konkan and Goa. Extremely heavy rainfall can be expected in parts of Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, Karnataka, Rayalaseema, etc. The weather forecast agency has also predicted heavy to moderate rainfall in states like Maharashtra, UP, Punjab,Telangana, etc till July 29.
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First Published:26 Jul 2023, 08:52 AM IST
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