Maharashtra Rain Highlights: Yellow alert for Mumbai, Thane; IMD predicts isolated heavy rains on Saturday

Maharashtra Rain Highlights: Mumbai, Pune, Palghar, Thane and other surrounding districts have been flooded due to incessant rains

Maharashtra Rain News Live: The Mumbai police has advised people to stay indoors amid torrential rains in Maharashtra Photo - Praful Gangurde/Hindustan Times

Maharashtra Rain Highlights: The India Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for Western Maharashtra districts namely Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Pune, and Satara. The alert indicates the possibility of heavy to very heavy showers on Saturday....Read More

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• 26 Jul 2024, 08:16:00 PM IST

  Maharashtra Rains News Live: IMD issues yellow alert for Mumbai and Thane, Orange alert for other districts in Western Maharashtra

  The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Pune, and Satara districts of Maharashtra for Saturday, indicating the possibility of heavy to very heavy showers.

  A yellow alert has been issued for Mumbai and adjoining Thane district, predicting heavy showers in isolated areas.

  No orange alert has been issued for any district of Maharashtra from July 28 to 30, the IMD said.

• 26 Jul 2024, 06:51:18 PM IST

  Maharashtra Rain News Live: On Pune floods, MP Supriya Sule blames the state government for mismanagement

  NCP-SCP MP Supriya Sule said that taxpayers are suffering due to mismanagement by the Mahayuti government in the state. "My demand is that they have to give a clear package, clean the area, and ensure food and water supply. People's documents have gone missing, children's books have gone missing, and the government has to pay for all this. The honest taxpayers of Pune have been completely cheated by the government," she told ANI

• 26 Jul 2024, 04:40:14 PM IST

  Maharashtra Rain News Live: Private firms commit workers to clean up Pune city

  Private firms Sumit company and BVG announced that they are committing a certain number of workers for the proposed clean up drive. Sumit company is ready to provide 500 employees and BVG will allocate 100 employees for cleaning exercise.

• 26 Jul 2024, 03:19:42 PM IST

  Maharashtra Rain News Live: Chief Minister Eknath Shinde asks Pune administration to take the help of private firms to clean up the city

  Chief minister Eknath Shinde ordered the Pune Municipal Corporation to undertake a drive to clean up muds from the homes of citizens affected by floods. He asked administration to take the help of private firms like Sumit enterprises and the BVG group to clean up the city immediately.

• 26 Jul 2024, 02:05:43 PM IST

  Maharashtra Rain News Live: IMD's gives farmers in Maharashtra to delay transplanting of millet and vegetables

  Maharashtra Rain News Live: The IMD in it's July 26 press release also gave an agricultural warning to farmers in the ghat area of Madhya Maharashtra to postpone the transplanting of finger millets and vegetables due to heavy rain that could damage crops

• 26 Jul 2024, 01:59:44 PM IST

  Maharashtra Rain News Live: Low to moderate flash flood risk in Vidarbha likely in next 24 hours

  Maharashtra Rain News Live: Low to moderate flash flood risk in Vidarbha likely in next 24 hours, according to the IMD. The July 26 forecast has alerted the ghat areas for a red alert due to extremely heavy rain likely over the next 2 days.

• 26 Jul 2024, 01:51:36 PM IST

  Maharashtra Rain News Live: Extremely heavy rainfall to continue over Ghat areas of Madhya Maharashtra for next 2 days, IMD red alert

  Maharashtra Rain News Live: The IMD posted on X that extremely heavy rainfall is likely to continue over the Ghat areas of Madhya Maharashtra for the next 2 days. It issued a red alert and also said that rain would gradually reduce in the subsequent days.

• 26 Jul 2024, 01:47:32 PM IST

  Maharashtra Rain News Live: Krishna river approaches danger level in Sangli

  Maharashtra Rain News Live: The Krishna river is approaching 40 feet in Sangli, which is its danger level. The river is almost at an alert level near Irwin Bridge, currently flowing at 36 feet.

  The discharge from Koyna bridge, which is upstream, has increased to 30,000 cusecs.

• 26 Jul 2024, 01:32:02 PM IST

  Maharashtra Rain News Live: IMD extended range forecast shows Maharashtra to receive excess rainfall in August as well

  Maharashtra Rain News Live: The IMD released its extended range forecast for the next two weeks, which shows that Maharashtra is set to receive 20 to 50 per cent excess rainfall in August as well.

• 26 Jul 2024, 01:27:55 PM IST

  Maharashtra Rain News Live: IMD issues orange alert for Kolhapur, Satara and others

  Maharashtra Rain News Live: The IMD has issued an orange alert for Kolhapur, Karad, Satara, Sangli, Tasaon and Mahabaleshwar, predicting moderate rains around 5-15 mm per hour

• 26 Jul 2024, 01:11:21 PM IST

  Maharashtra Rain News Live: Pune's Shivajinagar received 3rd highest 24 hr rainfall in July in 66 years

  Maharashtra Rain News Live: Pune's Shivajinagar received the 3rd highest amount of rainfall it has ever received in 24 hours in July, since 66 years ago. The area recorded 114 mm of rainfall in a single day.

• 26 Jul 2024, 12:59:56 PM IST

  Maharashtra Rain News Live: Maharashtra and Karnataka monitor border flood situation

  Maharashtra Rain News Live: Deputy CM of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis said he is in contact with the Karnataka government to monitor the flood situation on the border of the two states due to overflowing discharge from the Khadakwasla and Almatti dams

• 26 Jul 2024, 12:47:09 PM IST

  Maharashtra Rain News Live: SSC and HSC board postpones supplementary board exams for 10th and 12th standard

  Maharashtra Rain News Live: The Maharashtra State board has postponed the SSC and HSC supplementary board exams for 10th and 12th standard due to heavy rains reported TO

• 26 Jul 2024, 12:26:56 PM IST

  Maharashtra Rain News Live: IMD predicts heavy to very heavy rainfall in Madhya Maharashtra

  Maharashtra Rain News Live: The IMD predicts heavy to very heavy rainfall with extremely heavy rainfall occurring during the past 24 hours in Madhya Maharashtra till 08:30 hours am on July 26.

• 26 Jul 2024, 12:09:13 PM IST

  Maharashtra Rain News Live: Pune district got 43 per cent extra rainfall in July

  Maharashtra Rain News Live:Pune district recorded 317.6 mm rainfall till July 24, 43 per cent higher than the normal rainfall of 221.9 mm, as per IMD data. This has only increased after the heavy rainfall that caused the death of 4 people in the city.

• 26 Jul 2024, 11:36:07 AM IST

  Maharashtra Rain News Live: Train movement affected in Mumbai division due to waterlogging

  Maharashtra Rain News Live: Due to heavy rain and waterlogging, train movement between Chinchpada & Kolde station of Udhna - Nandurbar Section in the Mumbai division has been affected

  The following trains have been regulated at different stations over the section:

  15068 Bandra Terminus - Gorakhpur Exp at Vyara station.

  12833 Ahmedabad - Howrah Exp at Madhi station.

  19484 Barauni - Ahmedabad Exp at Timbarva station.

  09049 Dadar - Bhusawal Exp at Bardoli station.

  19425 Nandurbar Exp at Gangadhra station.

  09096 Nandurbar - Surat MEMU at Khalgaon station.

• 26 Jul 2024, 11:04:58 AM IST

  Maharashtra Rain News Live: Possibility of heavy rainfall in isolated places, high tides and occasional gusty winds in Mumbai

  Maharashtra Rain News Live: Possibility of heavy rainfall in isolated places, high tides and occasional gusty winds likely in Mumbai and moderate to heavy rain in the city and suburbs, according to the BMC.

  Occasionally gusty winds reaching 50-60 kilometers per hour are also likely. High tide at 3:30 pm will be approximately 4.46 meters and low tide will subside to 0.98 meters at 9:44 pm.

  High tide of 3.96 meters is predicted to reach shores at 04:06 am on July 27 and reduce to 01.54 meters with low tide at 09:42 am.

• 26 Jul 2024, 10:46:38 AM IST

  Maharashtra Rain News Live: BMC announces areas with highest rainfall in last 24 hours

  Maharashtra Rain News Live: The BMC released a list of areas with the highest record rainfall from 8 am July 25 to 8 am July 26.

  The list is as follows:

  Nariyal Wadi Municipal School, Vakola – 142.2 mm

  Sewri Koliwada Municipal School, Sewri – 137.6 mm

  ‘N’ Ward Office, Ghatkopar – 133.34 mm

  Charkop Sector 1 Municipal School Kandivali (West) – 131.8 mm

  Magathane Bus Depot, Borivali – 129.2 mm

  Eksar Municipal School, Borivali – 128.2 mm

  Barve Nagar Municipal School, Ghatkopar (West) – 125.2 mm

  BKC Fire Station – 124 mm

  Nadkarni Park Municipal School, Wadala (East) – 119.40 mm

  SWD Workshop, Dadar – 119.34 mm

  Maravli Municipal school, Chembur – 118.60 mm

  N. M. Joshi Marg Municipal School, Lower Parel - 117 mm

• 26 Jul 2024, 10:20:19 AM IST

  Maharashtra Rain News Live: Coast guard rescue operation at Alibaug rescues 14 crew members from stranded ship

  Maharashtra Rain News Live: A rescue operation has begun at Alibaug beach with the help of a Coast Guard chopper to save 14 members of the ship JSW Raigad, which got stranded due to the rough weather

  The vessel, a 121.6 m long bulk carrier JSW Raigad and its 14 member Indian crew got stuck in the rocks off Colaba fort in Raigad due to bad weather.

  The vessel reported anchor dragging and loss of control. This was further worsened by flooding in engine room. In turbulent sea conditions, the vessel ran aground on reefs, one nautical mile from Alibaug.

  In view of the extreme sea conditions of the Maharashtra coast and reefs in area, airlift was the only option left. At the early hours of 26 July 24, despite adverse conditions limiting air operations, ICG successfully evacuate the crew from the stranded vessel. All 14 crew were successfully evacuated the crew from the vessel by CG Helicopter and safely disembarked at Alibaug beach. ICG station Murud Janjira is coordinating with local authorities to help the crew.

• 26 Jul 2024, 10:12:38 AM IST

  Maharashtra Rain News Live: Search operations ongoing in Lavasa landslide

  Maharashtra Rain News Live: Search operations are ongoing in a landslide which took place in Lavasa due to heavy rainfall. Two people are feared trapped. The NDRF and district teams are coordinating to ensure a safe rescue operation.

  The operation had to be halted on Thursday due to rains and low visibility. The landslide debris had caused traffic disruption on Thursday.

• 26 Jul 2024, 10:08:35 AM IST

  Maharashtra Rain News Live: Mumbai University cancels exams for Raigad, Ratnagiri district amid IMD heavy rain alert

  Maharashtra Rain News Live: Maharashtra Rain News Live:Due to a heavy rain alert issued by the IMD and to avoid any inconvenience to students, Mumbai University has postponed exams for students in the Raigad and Ratnagiri Districts until a later date.

  According to Pooja Roudale, Director Examination and Evaluation Board Mumbai University, the new dates for exams will be announced soon

• 26 Jul 2024, 09:53:39 AM IST

  Maharashtra Rain News Live: IMD issues warning to Maharashtra coastal areas for fishermen

  Due to heavy rains, squally winds and high tides, the IMD has asked fishermen to avoid venturing out into the sea till July 29. The current conditions will gradually reduce but it is advisable to not go out until rainfall subsides.

• 26 Jul 2024, 09:28:15 AM IST

  Maharashtra Rain News Live: Pune district authorities ban public entry in tourist areas, identify critical spots to monitor

  Pune district administration has banned public entry at various tourist spots in the district for the next 48 hours.

  The authorities have identified five areas, including Ekta Nagar on Sinhgad Road, Sangam Parisar in Shivajinagar, Shantinagar slum area near Hari Bridge, Dattawadi area near Dandekar Bridge and Vishrantwadi, to monitor for next 48 hours.

  A tourist ban has been ordered in the Maval-Mulshi area from 8 am on July 25 till 8 am on July 29.

• 26 Jul 2024, 09:11:03 AM IST

  Maharashtra Rain News Live: Rain brings havoc to 4 states

  Maharashtra Rain News Live: Heavy rains triggered landslides and flash floods across Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, and Uttarakhand, disrupting daily life and prompting rescue efforts. In Pune, Maharashtra, four people died due to rain-related incidents, and schools were closed following a 'red alert' by the IMD.

  Gujarat witnessed severe waterlogging and infrastructure damage, with three more deaths reported.

  Himachal Pradesh faced flash floods and landslides, while Uttarakhand saw road closures due to heavy rainfall. Authorities, including the army and disaster response teams, are conducting rescue operations and evacuations.

  Read in detail: Rain triggers landslides, flooding across 4 states

• 26 Jul 2024, 08:23:30 AM IST

  Maharashtra Rain News Live: 400 rescued after heavy rainfall in Thane district

  Rescue operations across Kalyan and Ambernath along with nearby areas in Thane district, safely evacuated around 400 residents whose houses were inundated. People were then relocated to nearby safe locations.

  The NDRF was closely coordinating with local authorities for the same.

• 26 Jul 2024, 08:20:03 AM IST

  Maharashtra Rain News Live: Rayate bridge in Thane damaged due to heavy rainfall

  The Rayate bridge in Thane has been damaged due to water overflowing from the Ulhas river after heavy rainfall hit the district on Thursday. Water had gone over the bridge leading to a temporary closure, however even after the water has receded, the barricades of the bridge and the roads have been damaged. Traffic has been diverted from NH61 from before Titwala and Mohane in Kalyan.

• 26 Jul 2024, 08:00:54 AM IST

  Maharashtra Rain News Live: Mumbai's Powai lake filled to the brim after heavy rains

  Mumbai's Powai lake is filled to the brim following heavy rain in the region from the last couple of days. Seven more lakes supplying water to Mumbai have also overflowed leading to a ten percent cut in water.

  Mula Mutha river in Pune and Ulhas rivers in Thane also reached the danger level mark after heavy rainfall on Thursday.

• 26 Jul 2024, 07:43:22 AM IST

  Maharashtra Rain News Live: IMD warns moderate rainfall likely in isolated areas of Mumbai, Thane, Raigad and more

  The IMD issued a nowcast warning at 7 am warning that moderate spells of rain are very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Palghar, Raigad, Thane, Ratnagiri, Mumbai and Ghat areas of Pune and Satara during the next 3-4 hours

  Significant rainfall has already been observed in several areas in Maharashtra from Wednesday onwards leading to flood situations across the state.

• 26 Jul 2024, 07:31:25 AM IST

  Maharashtra Rain News Live: Significant rainfall observed in Maharashtra till 6:30 am, says IMD

  The IMD announced that significant rainfall was observed across Maharashtra from 0830 hrs IST July 25 to 0630 hrs IST of July 26 as follows:

  Karjat- 233 mm of rainfall, Lavasa - 171 mm, Bhambed - 150mm, Lavale, 132 mm, Panvel - 125.5 mm, Radhanagri - 123 mm, Dapoli - 116 mm, Mumbai airport - 103 mm, Chembur - 94 mm, Chiplun - 91 mm, Sion - 89.7 mm, Kolhapur - 88.5 mm, Awalegaon - 87 mm, Matunga - 87 mm, Santa Cruz - 85 mm, Nimgiri Junnar - 78.5 mm, Chinchwad - 71.5 mm, Chinchwad - 71.5 mm, Mumbai suburban - 70.5 mm, Talegaon - 69.5 mm, Wadgaonsheri - 67 mm and Shivajinagar 56.2 mm.

  The IMD has issued a red alert in Pune, Mumbai, Thane, Palghar and Raigad district.

• 26 Jul 2024, 07:19:28 AM IST

  Maharashtra Rain News Live: Schools and colleges to remain closed in Thane

  Thane Municipal Corporation has said that schools and colleges in Thane will remain closed on July 26 due to heavy rainfall in the district. Schools and colleges were also closed on Thursday.

  The IMD has issued a red alert for Thane till 8:30 am. Thane station received 163 mm of rain between 8 am on Wednesday and 8 am on Thursday. Major waterlogging took place in the district, leading to disruption in traffic.

  The Ulhas and Kalu rivers breached the danger level mark in Thane district and NDRF has been in contact with local authorities to ensure the safety of citizens.

• 26 Jul 2024, 07:01:17 AM IST

  Maharashtra Rain News Live: Central Railway cancels trains to Pune

  The Central Railway has cancelled a few trains to Pune on July 26 due to heavy rains, waterlogging and increased water levels in the Badlapur Vangani section.

  Train 12124 CSMT-Pune Deccan Queen Express, Train 12126 CSMT-Pune Pragati Express and Train 12127 CSMT-Pune Intercity Express have been cancelled.

  A Central Railways spokesperson also told news agency ANI that other trains may face issues with punctuality as well due to low visibility. “Due to heavy rain, loco pilots have to decrease the speed as the visibility decreases due to wind and rain and it affects the punctuality,” he said.

  He also added that people had been urged to stay inside and depending on the situation, more safety measures will be undertaken

• 26 Jul 2024, 06:00:54 AM IST

  Maharashtra Rain News Live: BMC says weather in Mumbai back to normal but Mumbai police urges people to stay indoors

  In a contrasting set of statements, the BMC assured citizens in a post on X that schools and colleges will be re-opened as Mumbai returns to normal, while the Mumbai police asked people to stay indoors due to the red alert issued for the city.

  “The weather and rainfall in Mumbai are normal at present, allowing life in the metropolitan city to proceed smoothly. As a result, all schools and colleges in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) area will remain open on a regular basis tomorrow, Friday, 26th July," the BMC posted.

  However the Mumbai police said in a post, “IMD has declared a Red alert for Mumbai till tomorrow morning 8.30am. Requesting all Mumbaikars to stay indoors, until essential. Please stay safe. #Dial100 #Dial112 in case of any emergencies.”