A woman covers herself and her child with a plastic sheet when it rains in Solapur, Maharashtra. (Photo: PTI File)
According to IMD, Mumbai as well as Thane and Palghar are expected to receive heavy rainfall in the next four to five days.
The India Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for Raigad in Maharashtra on Saturday evening. The weatherman also issued an orange alert for Palghar, Thane and Ratnagiri and a yellow alert for Mumbai.
Orange alert forecasts heavy to very heavy rainfall. The IMD predicts heavy to very heavy rainfall in Palghar, Thane, Mumbai, Raigad and Ratnagiri districts of Konkan province from August 24 (Saturday).
The report also said that Mumbai and its neighboring Thane and Palghar districts and many other parts of Maharashtra are expected to receive heavy rainfall in the next four to five days.
The India Meteorological Department predicts that heavy rainfall will occur in parts of Mumbai and its suburbs in the next 3-4 hours. Citizens are advised to exercise caution,” the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said in a text message alert to citizens on Saturday morning.
The IMD also issued an orange alert for Pune and Satara districts of western Maharashtra and Amravati, Bhandara, Chandrapur and Gondia districts of Vidarbha on Saturday .
The IMD has also issued an orange alert for Konkan and parts of western Maharashtra on August 25 and 26.
Except for a few districts in western Maharashtra and Marathwada, a yellow alert has been issued in several districts on Saturday, with thunderstorms expected with lightning and light to moderate rain and wind gusts of 30-40 kmph. .
The Orange Alert means heavy rainfall of more than 64.5mm is possible within 24 hours, which could disrupt daily life and cause flooding in low-lying areas.
The IMD said a low-pressure area over northern West Bengal and adjacent northeastern Jharkhand, as well as a low-pressure area over the east-central Arabian Sea off the coast of Maharashtra, is expected to bring heavy rainfall to Maharashtra in the next 48 hours. It brings rainfall to most parts of Trabantura.
(Inputs from PTI)
