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Cyclone Nisarga live updates: Heavy rain lashes Mumbai
Heavy rain continues to lash Mumbai and its suburbs, causing waterlogging in several parts after cyclone Nisarga made a thumping landfall at Shriwardhan-Dive Agar in Raigad district, hitting coastal Maharashtra with full fury on Wednesday afternoon. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates.Read Less
On Thursday, 70 tree-branch fall, six wall collapsed and nine short circuit incidents reported in Mumbai. No one sustained any injury in these incidents, said BMC.
At 5.30pm on Thursday, the depression (remnant of the Severe Cyclonic Storm NISARGA) further weakened into a Well Marked Low Pressure area and lay over central parts of Madhya Pradesh
Waterlogging at LBS Kurla in Mumbai on Thursday
The remnants of the severe cyclonic storm Nisarga gave Mumbai more rains during Thursday morning hours than what was witnessed on Wednesday when the storm made a landfall near Murud Janjira town around 85 kms south east of the Maharashtra capital.
People adjust plastic sheets on roof of their Shanty house in Bandra during heavy rains in Mumbai.
Water logging at Sion King circle in Mumbai.
One side road has been block between Belapur-Kharghar due to tree fall on road under Metro track.
This is the best record of the year till now. It is due to the combination of high-speed winds and accompanying rains that the air quality index (AQI) has improved.
SAFAR director Dr Gufran Beig
After cyclone, Mumbai's air quality improves to year's best
Cyclone Nisarga and its accompanying rains seem to have had a positive impact on Mumbais overall air quality index, which improved to 17 on Thursday, the best reading for this year as of now, an official said. The current air quality of Mumbai recorded at noon falls in the good category, that poses little or no health risk, according to the official website of the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR). Mumbai continued to receive rainfall on Thursday, a day after the cyclone made landfall near Alibaug in neighbouring Raigad district. (PTI)
Under the influence of western disturbance, scattered to fairly widespread rain/thundershowers likely to continue over western Himalayan region and adjoining plains of northwest India with isolated thunderstorm accompanied wid gusty wind/squall and hail during next 48hrs: IMD
Mumbai has reported moderate to intense rainfall spell accompanied by thunderstorm during the last three hours. It is likely to be light to moderate rainfall activities over isolated places of Mumbai during the next 3 hours: Met department
Rainfall recorded in the last 3 hrs till 11.30am
Waterlogging was reported in various parts of the city, including main roads, due to heavy rainfall on Thursday morning. However, the BMC officials stated that they have report of waterlogging only at three spots, but water receded after some time. A BMC official said that there is no traffic diversion due to the waterlogging.
Cyclone Nisarga turns into depression over Vidarbha, to weaken further
Cyclone Nisarga which spared Mumbai after it made landfall near adjoining Alibaug is now a depression over west Vidarbha region in Maharashtra and will weaken further, the India Meteorological Department(IMD) said on Thursday. Click here to read full story
Waterlogging reported at Kings Circle, and some other areas in the city due to heavy rainfall.
Six flights were diverted and one was cancelled from the Lohegaon airport on Wednesday because of the cyclonic weather, while arrival and departure of several other planes were delayed. Pune airport director Kuldeep Singh said a SpiceJet flight coming to Pune from Delhi was diverted to Surat and an Alliance Air flight from Hyderabad to Pune flew back. “Another SpiceJet flight from Jaipur was diverted to Mumbai,” he said.
Gusty winds and heavy rain in the wake of cyclone Nisarga left power supply infrastructure in tatters in several parts of the city on Tuesday night and Wednesday.
Maharashtra: Rain lashes parts of Thane; India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted maximum temperature of 36°C in the city for today.
South Gujarat districts were bracing for extremely heavy rainfall accompanied by winds gusting up to 70kmph on Thursday as Cyclone Nisarga saw heading towards north-east Maharashtra after making a landfall south of Alibaug.
Due to strong westerly winds along the west coast, Mumbai, received rainfall- 50 mm at Colaba and 25 mm at Santacruz till 8.30am. Moderate spell is very likely to continue for next 2 hours: Met department
