The weather bureau issued a red alert for central and west Maharashtra, including the ghats, till Sunday. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), there are chances of heavy to very heavy and even extremely heavy rain at isolated places especially in the Madhya Maharashtra and Konkan till August 4-5.

The weather bureau has issued a red alert for central and west Maharashtra, including the ghats, till Sunday. A red alert in this context is very serious, as it means that the state and civic agencies need to be in a state of preparedness to anticipate 'action'. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), there are chances of heavy to very heavy and even extremely heavy rain at isolated places especially in the Madhya Maharashtra and Konkan till August 4-5.