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this India Meteorological Department (IMD)While sharing a weather update for Mumbai, an orange alert has been issued for Mumbai, Thane and Palghar on Friday.
The meteorological department said heavy to extremely heavy rains may occur in some areas.
A yellow alert was issued for Mumbai on Saturday.
The IMD has also issued a red alert for some districts in Maharashtra, including Raigad, Ratnagiri, Kolhapur and Satara.
The meteorological department predicts heavy to extremely heavy rains in some areas, and heavy rains are very likely to occur in some areas.
Meanwhile, the IMD earlier said that heavy to very heavy rain is likely to occur in the city and its suburbs in the next 24 hours.
The meteorological department of the autonomous region also stated in the forecast that the maximum temperature will be 29℃ and the minimum temperature will be about 25℃.
Continuous rainfall and intermittent heavy rainfall have caused flooding in some low-lying areas and roads across the city.
Some tracks also faced standing water, slowing public transport services in the morning.
Commuters told PTI that suburban trains were delayed by at least 15 to 20 minutes on Friday morning.
A railway official said water had accumulated on the Chuabhatti tracks of the Harbor Line due to heavy rains and high tide, the news agency reported.
high tide and heavy rain As water will not flow into the sea during this period, flooding of low-lying areas may occur.
Trains were running slower in the morning, he said.
The island city of Mumbai received an average rainfall of 78 mm in the last 24 hours till 8 am. Municipal officials said on Friday that eastern Mumbai and western Mumbai received 57 mm and 67 mm rainfall respectively.
BMC says lake level in Mumbai reservoirs is 39.23%
According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the total water level in Mumbai's seven reservoirs that provide drinking water to the city currently stands at 39.23%.
According to the BMC, the collective lake level or water stock of Mumbai lakes currently stood at 56,777.9 million liters of water on Friday, accounting for 39.23 per cent. During the same period in 2023, the lake level was at 36%, while in 2022 it was close to 86%.
