Mumbai witnessed incessant showers since early Wednesday morning, due to which some low-lying areas like Andheri subway were waterlogged and vehicular movement was affected in parts of the city, civic officials said

Amid the downpour, traffic snarls were witnessed at key locations, including on the Eastern Express Highway and the Western Express Highway

In the 24-hour period ending at 8 am on Wednesday, the island city, eastern suburbs and western suburbs recorded an average rainfall of 47.77 mm, 33.10 mm and 53.92 mm, respectively, the civic officials said

The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Mumbai said the Konkan region and ghat areas in Maharashtra will get heavy downpour due to the low pressure area formed in the Bay of Bengal

"In the next 24 hours, a low pressure area is forming in the Bay of Bengal and the impact of it will be visible on Konkan region of Maharashtra," RMC official Shubhangi Bhute said

The IMD has sounded an orange alert for Palghar, Thane and Mumbai districts, forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places on Thursday

The weather department has also given a red alert for Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts, predicting heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places with extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places on Thursday