Mumbai Rains: Heavy showers batter parts of city, 3-day green alert

Parts of Mumbai witnessed heavy downpour on Monday and it is continuing on Tuesday The India Meteorological Department IMD has issued a green alert ndash light to moderate rain ndash for Mumbai for Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday The rain activity is likely to pick up on FridayThe IMDrsquos Santacruz observatory recorded 447 mm rainfall in the past 24 hours while the Colaba observatory recorded 162 mm rainfall in the same durationWATCH Maharashtra High tide hits Mumbais Bandra Bandstand amid rainfall in the city pictwittercome8lTeA9FsNmdash ANI ANI August 18 2020The IMD classifies 25 to 155 mm rain as light 156 mm to 644 mm rain as moderate and 645 mm to 1155 mm rain as heavy rainfallIMDrsquos deputydirector of meteorology KS Hosalikar said Mumbai Thane and Navi Mumbai received 70100 mm rainfall at many places in the past 24 hoursMumbai Thane and NM received 70100 mm rainfall at many places in past 24 hrs Dahisar Nerul recd more than 120 mm very heavy rainfall category Its cloudy and raining since morning with few intense spells in MumbaiAnother wet day ahead Mumbai ThaneKeep watch pl pictwittercomRxLDUFSi1Fmdash K S Hosalikar Hosalikar_KS August 18 2020The weather departmentrsquos Santacruz observatory recorded a maximum temperature of 286 degree Celsius and a minimum temperature of 246 degree Celsius while the Colaba observatory recorded a maximum temperature of 282 degree Celsius and a minimum temperature of 255 degree CelsiusMumbai and around received mod to heavy falls at many places in last 12 hrs at 830 pm 17 AugIntermittent intense spells were observed during daytime Trend is likely to continue to night pictwittercomtLYVyfdpN5mdash K S Hosalikar Hosalikar_KS August 17 2020Orange alert for western coastal Maharashtra districtsIssuing an orange alert the Met department has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places in coastal areas in the state on Tuesday and WednesdayAn orange alert has been issued for Kolhapur and Satara districts in western Maharashtra and for coastal areas for August 18 and 19 with the prediction of heavy to very heavy rains at isolated places in ghat areas the Met department saidA forecast of light to moderate rains is made for Pune and adjoining areas of the district for the next two days an official said The southwest monsoon would remain active over Maharashtra for the next 45 days which will cause strong spells of showers an official said in MumbaiMeanwhile water levels of Krishna Warna and Koyna rivers in Sangli district have risen due to continuous rains officials said adding that residents have been put on alertMassive floods had caused widescale damage in Sangli and Kolhapur districts last year during monsoonLight to moderate rains are likely to take place in Pune and adjoining areas on Tuesday and Wednesday Rain activity in the district will increase as moderate rains are predicted on Thursday and Friday an IMD official said in PuneagravecurrenordfagraveyenAcircAcircu00c2u0082agravecurrendegagraveyenAcircAcircu00c2u008dagravecurrenmicro agravecurrenmicroagravecurreniquestagravecurrenbrvbaragravecurrendegagraveyenAcircAcircu00c2u008dagravecurrenshyagravecurrenfrac34agravecurrencurren agravecurrenregagraveyenAcircAcircu00c2u0081agravecurrencedilagravecurrensup3agravecurrensectagravecurrenfrac34agravecurrendeg agravecurrenordfagraveyenAcircAcircu00c2u0081agravecurrencentagravecurrenAcircAcircu00c2u009aagraveyenAcircAcircu00c2u0087 agraveyenumlagraveyencopy agravecurrencurrenagravecurrenfrac34agravecurrencedil pictwittercombZu7Y4Up3Umdash K S Hosalikar Hosalikar_KS August 18 2020In Sangli district very light to light rains are predicted for the next two to three days Meanwhile Pune city recorded light rainfall in the last 24 hoursDue to good rainfall in catchment areas of Warasgaon Temghar Panshet and Khadakwasla dams which provide water to Pune city the collective water storage has risen to 2582 TMC Thousand Million Cubic Feet which is 8857 per cent of their total capacity As the Panshet dam filled to its capacity water will be released at the rate of 2000 cusecs a district official saidIn Sangli and Kolhapur districts water is being released from Koyna Warna Chandoli and Radhanagari dams The water is currently being released from Almatti dam in north Karnataka at the rate of 25 lakh cusecs said an officialThe water level of Krishna river which flows through Sangli district was at 354 feet while the water level of Panchaganga river at Rajaram weir in Kolhapur district was at 389 feetWith inputs from agenciesKeep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest news