Pre-monsoon rains lashed Mumbai in Maharashtra on Monday, and are likely to continue on Tuesday as well in the run-up to the official arrival of the much-awaited southwest monsoon in the city.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said the emerging southwest monsoon rebound over Maharashtra is likely to grip Mumbai in the next 48 hours, while clarifying that the rains received by India’s commercial capital on Monday were actually pre-monsoon showers, HT had reported earlier.
Mumbai and several other adjoining districts in Maharashtra were under IMD orange alert on Tuesday due to heavy rainfall as the southwest monsoon approaches.
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Mumbai was under orange alert on Tuesday, according to the nowcast displayed on the IMD website at 10:30 am. The advisory warns of moderate to heavy rain that will continue until at least 1 p.m.
– Apart from Mumbai, Raigad, Pune and Ratnagiri have also been placed under orange alert, while Thane, Palghar and Sindhudurg have been placed under yellow warning.
– According to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) data, the city recorded an average rainfall of 17 mm between 6 am and 7 am on Monday, while the western suburbs received 10 mm. No rain was recorded in the eastern suburbs during the same period.
– Among the highest pockets of rainfall, Savitribai Phule BMC School in Worli Naka recorded 61 mm of rain in one hour. Other areas that received heavy rainfall included G/S Ward (58 mm), Malbar Hill (44 mm), Adarsh Nagar School in Worli (44 mm), Worli Fort (42 mm), F/S Ward (41 mm) and Worli Seaface (37 mm).
– In the western suburbs, Pali Chimbai School and Supari Tank BMC School in Bandra recorded the highest rainfall of 70 mm each. Other areas included H/W Ward Office (30mm), Bandra Fire Station (28mm) and Banana Leaf and Juhu Dispensary (25mm).
– The return of the monsoon, which halted last week, was accompanied by favorable conditions for further advance, albeit gradual, along the western coast and continuing inland towards central India, the IMD said. While parts of Maharashtra received light monsoon rains, the country’s overall rainfall deficit on Monday was 43 per cent, the IMD data cited in an earlier HT report showed.
