Weatherman says expect heavy rain in Mumbai, Thane

MUMBAI: IMD has issued a heavy rain alert for Mumbai, Thane and Palghar till Tuesday.
A yellow alert (heavy to very heavy rain at isolated places) was issued for Mumbai for September 13-14, for Thane and Palghar there was an orange alert (heavy to very heavy rain at isolated places very likely). The impact may include localized inundation/flooding of low-lying areas and urban areas, disruption to road, rail, air and ferry transport and uprooting of weak trees, and collapse of old and unmaintained structures.
On Sunday there were short spells of intense rain, with IMD Colaba recording 8.4mm and IMD Santacruz 8.8mm in the nine hours ending 5.30pm.In the 24 hours ending 8.30am on Sunday IMD Colaba and Santacruz recorded 29.4mm and 21.2mm respectively.
IMD said enhancement of rain in the city and adjoining areas was due to a well-marked low pressure area over north-west and adjoining west central Bay of Bengal.
“It is very likely to move west-northwestwards and concentrate into a depression over northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas of north Odisha-West Bengal coasts during the next 12 hours. It is likely to move west-northwestwards across north Odisha and north Chhattisgarh during subsequent 2-3 days,” said IMD, adding that the active rainfall is likely to continue for 3-4 days.
Meanwhile, the total stock in lakes supplying the city’s water needs touched 96.63%. The total stock stood at 13.98 lakh million litres. With rain picking up pace again, there is a chance of stock in lakes reaching their full capacity.
The lakes need to have total stock of 14.47 lakh million litres to reach 100% capacity. BMC supplies 3,800 million litres of water to the city daily.