Mumbai rains: The IMD in its Nowcast warning at 1 pm said that moderate to intense spells of rain are likely in Mumbai, Thane, and Raigad in the next 4 hours
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- IMD has issued an `orange alert` for Friday in Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad
- IMD in its Nowcast warning at 1 pm said that moderate to intense spells of rain are likely
- Possibility of thunder/lightning accompanied with gusty winds in some areas
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an 'orange alert' for Friday in Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Nashik, Pune and Satara districts of Maharashtra.
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall and thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds at isolated places in Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Nashik, Pune and Satara districts of Maharashtra.
The IMD in its Nowcast warning at 1 pm said that moderate to intense spells of rain are likely in Mumbai, Thane, and Raigad in the next 4 hours.
"Moderate to intense spells of rain are very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Palghar, Thane, Mumbai, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Pune during the next 3-4 hours. Possibility of thunder/lightning accompanied with gusty winds in some areas," IMD said in its Nowcast warning at 1 pm.
The island city, eastern and western suburbs received an average rainfall of 22.49 mm, 28.15 mm and 32.05 mm respectively from 8 am to 2 pm, the IMD's data showed.
Earlier on Thursday, the weather office forecasted light to moderate rainfall in parts of Uttar Pradesh. It also predicted light to moderate rainfall in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Sikkim, Ladakh, Arunachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and Telangana.
Meanwhile, in Mumbai, the collective lake levels in the seven reservoirs that supply drinking water to the city is now 93.17 per cent, as per the BMC data.
According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) data, on Friday, the collective water stock in the seven reservoirs that supply drinking water to Mumbai is now at 13,48,449 million litre of water or 93.17 per cent.
Despite the lake levels rising even after the incessant rain in Mumbai, the lake levels this year are still down as compared to the previous year.
The Modak Sagar lake, one of the seven lakes that supply water to Mumbai, started overflowing on July 27 at 10.52 pm, the civic body said. Earlier on July 20, the Tulsi lake overflowed following heavy rains in the city and suburbs.
Mumbai draws water from Tulsi, Tansa, Vihar, Bhatsa, Modak Sagar, Upper Vaitarna, and Middle Vaitarna.
As per the data shared by the civic body, the water level in Tansa is at 100 per cent. At Modak-Sagar, 94.88 per cent of water stock is available.
In Middle Vaitarna 98.59 per cent, Upper Vaitarna 81.45 per cent, Bhatsa 93.38 per cent, Vihar 100 per cent and Tulsi 100 per cent of useful water level is available.
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