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IMD issues heavy rain alerts as Mumbai likely to be hit by an early monsoon

IMD issues heavy rain alerts as Mumbai likely to be hit by an early monsoon

IMD has issued a yellow alert for Mumbai and the Konkan coast, forecasting heavy rain and thunderstorms over the next four days. Several other districts, including Raigad, Nashik, Pune, Satara, and Kolhapur are under an orange alert

21 May,2025 08:20 AM IST | Mumbai | Dipti Singh
Mumbai rains: Unseasonal rain cripples the city in a watery mess

Mumbai rains: Unseasonal rain cripples the city in a watery mess

Within a mere hour of unseasonal rain hitting Mumbai, there were reports of crawling trains, waterlogging, shut subways and choked highways, some of it thanks to incomplete concreting work. Unseasonal rain wreaked havoc across the city and suburbs

21 May,2025 07:30 AM IST | Mumbai | Team mid-day
Yellow alert for Mumbai, Maharashtra on May 21: What you need to know

Yellow alert for Mumbai, Maharashtra on May 21: What you need to know

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region is set to experience thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, moderate rainfall and gusty winds at speeds of 40 to 50 km/hr in isolated areas, according to the IMD.

20 May,2025 06:41 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Palghar: ‘Rain damage relief package to fisherfolk is inadequate’

Palghar: ‘Rain damage relief package to fisherfolk is inadequate’

Palghar MP seeks additional financial assistance for fishing community after unseasonal rain damages boats

09 May,2025 08:14 AM IST | Palghar | Agencies
Brace for more rain as IMD raises Mumbai alert to orange

Brace for more rain as IMD raises Mumbai alert to orange

Rain and thunder activity began late Tuesday across Mumbai, Thane, and parts of Palghar, following a day of unusually high temperatures. On Tuesday, the IMD recorded maximum temperatures of 34°C at both its Santacruz and Colaba observatories, while the minimum temperature touched 29°C, over two degrees above the season’s normal

08 May,2025 09:07 AM IST | Mumbai | Dipti Singh
Govt gives BMC nod to use reserve stock; lake levels at 30.24 per cent capacity

Govt gives BMC nod to use reserve stock; lake levels at 30.24 per cent capacity

Officials say increased rate of evaporation, decreased water pressure due to low lake levels being witnessed; Deputy Municipal Commissioner Yatin Dalvi confirmed that the state government had agreed to the civic body’s request

16 April,2025 07:47 AM IST | Mumbai | Sameer Surve
Heavy rain, lightning catch Mumbaikars off guard

Heavy rain, lightning catch Mumbaikars off guard

Motorists and Garba dancers scramble as city faces sudden downpour

11 October,2024 08:33 AM IST | Mumbai | Prasun Choudhari
Plug this gap, solve Mumbai's water woes

Plug this gap, solve Mumbai's water woes

Leakages and theft account for more than a third of Mumbai’s water loss, civic officials say, even as citizens continue to be burdened with regular water cuts

04 October,2024 01:21 PM IST | Mumbai | Prajakta Kasale
Mahul pumping station: BMC to pay Rs 5.8 crore for Mahul pumping station land

Mahul pumping station: BMC to pay Rs 5.8 crore for Mahul pumping station land

Pumping station can solve the issue of waterlogging in Sion, Chembur, as well as Matunga

03 October,2024 07:56 AM IST | Mumbai | Prajakta Kasale
Is Mumbai drought-ready?

Is Mumbai drought-ready?

Struggling for supply, the city eyes distant dams and costly solutions. Experts push for rainwater harvesting and recycling. mid-day also looks at how the city’s sisters are coping

02 October,2024 08:02 AM IST | Mumbai | Prajakta Kasale

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