Mumbai Rains Live Updates: Heavy rain in city today; IMD issues ‘orange’ alert for tomorrow as well | Mumbai News

Two weeks into July, Mumbai has already surpassed its monthly average rainfall quota — on Sunday the metropolis had received 862 millimetres of rain in the month.

Every year, Mumbai records an average rainfall of 855.7 mm in July.

IMD data showed that Mumbai received 1,209 mm of rainfall since the onset of the monsoon in June until Sunday morning, of which 862 mm was recorded in July alone. With this, the city has surpassed its average rainfall for the month of July, which is 855.7 mm. On average, Mumbai receives 2,318 mm of rain annually, with the highest rainfall in July.

Despite the early onset of the monsoon this year, Mumbai recorded 347 mm of rainfall in June, a 35 per cent shortfall from its June average of 537 mm. https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/july-rainfall-mumbai-surpasses-monsoons-initial-lull-9452770/

On the Maharashtra weather situation, Sunil Kamble IMD director, of Mumbai says, ” We have given a yellow alert for Mumbai and a red alert for Ratnagiri, orange alert for Satara and Pune…we have received 20mm rain above normal in Mumbai…tomorrow we might change the alert to orange in Mumbai…”

Maharashtra minister Chhagan Bhujbal met NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) chief Sharad Pawar at his residence, following a veiled attack on Pawar regarding the opposition’s boycott of an all-party meeting on the Maratha quota issue.

Bhujbal, who is with the rival NCP led by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, visited Sharad Pawar’s ‘Silver Oak’ residence in Mumbai without providing a reason for the meeting. The opposition, including Congress, NCP (SP), and Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT), did not attend the meeting called by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, claiming lack of consultation on the Maratha reservation issue. Bhujbal suggested opposition leaders skipped the meeting due to a call from Baramati, Sharad Pawar’s stronghold. Sources indicated that Bhujbal feels politically isolated within his party.

BJP leader Sudhir Mungantiwar commented that it is common for political leaders in Maharashtra to engage in discussions regardless of their differences, and NCP (SP) leader Jitendra Awhad noted Sharad Pawar’s generosity in meeting with those holding differing views. (PTI)

At least four persons were injured when a speeding bus overturned in Maharashtra’s Raigad district on Monday morning, police said.

The accident took place at Karlekhind in Poynad area when the bus, carrying around 50 passengers and belonging to the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC), was going from Alibaug to Panvel, an official said.

The bus driver lost control over the wheels after an axle broke and as a result, the vehicle overturned, he said.

The injured passengers were rushed to a hospital for treatment and they were out of danger, the official said.

Traffic movement on the route was normal, he said. (PTI)

A coach of the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Gorakhpur Express caught fire near its wheels due to brake binding in Thane district, Maharashtra, on Monday morning. The fire, which occurred at around 6.30 am near Thakurli station, was quickly extinguished, and all passengers were safe. Brake binding, where train brakes jam and emit smoke, caused the incident. The train resumed its journey after a 20-minute delay. It had departed from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus 26 minutes late at 5.49 am. Passengers alerted railway staff after seeing smoke, and the fire was doused with two extinguishers.

The intensity of showers has subdued in Mumbai with the IMD’s Santacruz observatory recording 5 mm rain and the Colaba coastal station receiving 7 mm between Sunday and Monday morning. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has sounded an orange alert for Monday for the city and its neighbouring districts of Thane and Raigad.

Maharashtra minister and Ajit Pawar led NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal meets Sharad Pawar in Mumbai to discuss the ongoing Maratha-OBC reservation issue in the state.