Orange alert for Pune dist for next 48 hours

The IMD has issued an orange alert (moderate to heavy rain) for Pune, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Satara, Thane and Palghar districts on August 2 and 3

Pune:The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Pune district on August 2 and 3, 2023. The district is expected to receive isolated moderate to heavy rainfall in the next 48 hours.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Pune district on August 2 and 3, 2023. (HT PHOTO)

A depression over the northeast Bay of Bengal has intensified into a deep depression off the Bangladesh coast, strengthening westerly winds from the Arabian Sea and partially increasing rainfall activity over the Konkan and adjoining Ghats of Madhya Maharashtra over the next three days, said Anupam Kashyapi, head of the weather forecasting division, IMD Pune.

The IMD has issued an orange alert (moderate to heavy rain) for Pune, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Satara, Thane and Palghar districts on August 2 and 3. Whereas a yellow alert (moderate rain) has been issued for Mumbai, Sindhudurg, Kolhapur, Vidarbha, and some districts of Marathwada and central Maharashtra. There is no alert for six to seven districts in the Marathwada sub-division. Rainfall activity is expected to reduce after August 3.