Maharashtra rain highlights: Orange alert in Raigad, Ratnagiri, districts till July 27

According to data shared by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), water level in all seven lakes in Mumbai has risen. The collective water stock across all seven lakes of the city has touched 52.84 percent at 14,47,363 million litres as of 24 July, BMC noted.

Mumbai city received an average rainfall of 7.29mm on Monday.

The excess rainfall has affected crops on 13,246 hectares in Kinwat tehsil in Nanded district of Maharashtra, as per the preliminary assessment by authorities.

As per a survey, 21,415 farmers from 176 villages were affected by the crop loss, an official said.

Except for two cattle, there was no loss of life due to the rain on Friday, the official said.

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) Mumbai on Monday has predicted that moderate spells of rain very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Mumbai, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg and Kolhapur.

India Meterological Department Mumbai said, "Nowcast warning issued at 10 am Moderate spells of rain very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Mumbai, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg and Kolhapur during the next 3-4 hours."

'Orange' alert for heavy to very heavy rainfall issued in Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudrug, Pune, Kolhapur and Satara districts till 27th July: Regional Meteorological Centre, Mumbai

Moderate spells of rain are very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Mumbai, Palghar Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Kolhapur during the next 3-4 hours, says IMD.

India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rainfall in Gujarat in the next 24 hours. It has been informed that the state would witness more than 20 cm of rainfall and it may continue at isolated places.

Dr Naresh Kumar, IMD Scientist says, "At present, the monsoon is in the active phase... So under its influence, extremely heavy rainfall is already occurring over the state of Gujarat which will continue for the next 24 hours. Extremely heavy rainfall means more than 20 cm. Thereafter heavy rainfall may continue at isolated places."

Heavy Rainfall warning was also issued on 8 July in various parts of Gujarat, by the State meteorological director Jayanta Sarkar.

A landslide on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway has blocked traffic towards Mumbai. in the Raigad district. 

Heavy rains lashed parts of Gujarat leading to a rise in the level of water in the Sinhan and Ghee dams of Dwarka.

The level of water in the Sinhan and Ghee dams overflowed due to incessant rain battering parts of Gujarat's Dwarka for the last four days.

India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday predicted heavy rainfall in several parts of Gujarat in the next 24 hours adding that the state would witness more than 20 cm of rain and it may continue at isolated places.

The landslide on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway near Adoshi village in Raigad district took place at around 10.30 pm on Sunday, blocking all the three lanes of the expressway towards the country's financial capital, the official said.

The Borghat highway police and the Raigad police personnel rushed the spot and the debris was removed with the help of dumpers and earth-movers, he said.

Teams of the NDRF and other agencies have left the landslide spot at Irshalwadi in Maharashtra's Raigad district after calling off the search and rescue operation and local police are now guarding the site, officials said on Monday.

During the four-day search and rescue operation involving 1,100 people including NDRF personnel following the landslide on Wednesday, 27 bodies were recovered while 57 people are untraceable, state minister Uday Samant said on Sunday.

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) called of its search and rescue operation on Sunday, he said.

In another incident, a landslide took place near Khandala in Pune district at around 1.30 am on Monday and blocked the traffic between Urse and Talegaon. The road was opened for traffic in the morning after the removal of debris, an official said.

Traffic movement towards Mumbai, which was blocked due to a landslide on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway, resumed in the early hours of Monday as two lanes from Pune towards the Maharashtra capital on the expressway were opened for vehicles, an official said.

The highway police said they have decided to shut the Pune to Mumbai traffic on the expressway from 12 noon to 2 pm on Monday to remove the debris and heavy stones from the hills.

Water level in Mumbai's major lakes improved on Sunday. Currently its lakes are more than 50% filled, according to the data shared by the BMC. Out of all the lakes, Vehar has reached its full capacity and Tansa lake is at 91% of its full capacity.

Thane- 41.6

Kalyan - 49.2

Murbad - 84.5

Bhivandi - 33.2

Shahapur - 37.1

Ulhasnagar - 77.0

Ambernath - 75.8

Total rainfall- 52.6

The National Disaster Response Force on Sunday called of its search and rescue operation in Wednesday's landslide in Irshalwadi in Maharashtra's Raigad district, state minister Uday Samant said.

Addressing a press conference, Samant, who is guardian minister of Raigad, told reporters even the kin of those missing believe they are buried under the rubble and are okay with calling off the rescue operation.

Nobody should crowd the landslide site as section 144 (of Code of Criminal Procedure) has been imposed restricting movement of people, the minister said.

On the possibility of heavy rainfall in the district, IMD has issued an orange alert for Riagad district on Monday.

Avg Rainfall details frm 22.07.2023 0800 hrs to 23.07.2023 0800 hrs :

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City : 58.42 mm

ES : 69.15 mm

WS : 70.41 mm

All schools in Raigad district will remain closed on Monday amid the prediction of heavy rains in the region.

District Collector Raigad, Yogesh Mhase said," All schools to remain closed in the Raigad district today in view of the heavy rains in the region. IMD has issued Orange Alert for Raigad."

Earlier, the rescue operation by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team was called off on Sunday at the landslide-hit Irshalgad in Raigad which claimed 27 lives.

In its recent forecast, the Indian Meteorological Department has predicted moderate to heavy rain in Mumbai and suburbs on Monday. Temperature of the city can reach to a maximum of 28 degree Celsius and drop lowest to 24 degree Celsius.

Schools have asked to reamin shut in Raigad in view of heavy rainfall on Monday. 

Floodwater receded in rain-battered Junagadh district of Gujarat, officials have shifted their focus towards restoring normalcy in the affected areas. The region experienced torrential rains, causing widespread flooding. According to officials, nearly 3,000 people have been moved to safer locations

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a weather forecast for the next 24 hours in Gujarat. The prediction indicates heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places in the Devbhumi Dwarka, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, and Valsad districts. Additionally, there is a possibility of isolated extremely heavy rainfall in these regions.

The rescue operation by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team has been called off on Sunday at the landslide-hit Irshalgad in Raigad which claimed 27 lives, officials said.

"As decided by District Administration, other senior officials and as briefed by Minister Uday Samant, the rescue operations at Raigad have been called off and closed. Details of missing and the deceased can be obtained from the administration," NDRF said.

Amid the incessant rain battering several parts of Gujarat, the National Defence Response Forces (NDRF) team on Saturday conducted a rescue operation in the Junagadh district of the region.

The NDRF personnel in the rescue operation reached out to the general public and assisted them to cross the city's flooded and waterlogged regions into safer areas.