Normal life is getting disturbed and causing flooding in low-lying areas…
Mumbai, Thane, and Palghar districts and many other parts of Maharashtra may receive heavy rainfall over the next four to five days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said.
An orange alert for heavy rainfall in Palghar, Thane, Mumbai, Raigad, and Ratnagiri districts of Konkan from today onwards.
"The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rainfall in some areas of Mumbai city and its suburbs in the next 3-4 hours.
Citizens are advised to take precautions," the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said in an SMS alert on Saturday morning.
The IMD has also issued an orange alert for the Pune and Satara districts of western Maharashtra and the Amravati, Bhandara, Chandrapur, and Gondia districts of Vidarbha for Saturday.
An orange alert declared heavy rainfall exceeding 64.5 mm in 24 hours, potentially disturbing normal life and causing flooding in lower areas.
A yellow alert, predicting thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and light-to-moderate rainfall with gusty winds of 30-40 kmph speed, has been issued for Saturday in several districts barring a few in western Maharashtra and Marathwada.
The IMD has issued an orange alert for some districts of Konkan and western Maharashtra on August 25 and 26 as well.
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