Monsoon highlights: Entry to Mumbai beaches except in morning hours prohibited

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has prohibited people from visiting the beaches of the city except between 6am and 10am on all days when an ‘orange’ or ‘red’ alert will be issued by the IMD in the region, news agency ANI reported.

Due to rain, trees uprooted and roads blocked in several parts of Karnataka's Haasan city.

Flood situation slightly eases in Assam's Morigaon district.

We’re immensely grateful to Hon PM Shri @narendramodi ji for the generous act of the Central Government for release of ₹324.40 cr as advance share of State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF). This will help combat the current floods & as also in making provisions for flood victims: Himanta Biswa Sarma, CM, Assam

Emergency block, being conducted by Central Railway and BMC, to conclude at 4pm. The exercise began at 2pm.

Orange alert issued for today while a red alert issued for tomorrow in Mumbai, Thane and Palghar. In last 3-4 days central Maharashtra and Konkan region received good rainfall due to favourable conditions of monsoon. It will remain same for next 4-5 days: Jayant Sarkar, IMD, Mumbai

Many parts of Madhya Pradesh are seeing heavy rainfall due to the formation of a low-pressure area in the central party of the state, the IMD said on Thursday, as it has issued a warning of lightning and thunderstorms in eight districts.

One person was injured after a portion of his house collapsed following heavy rains in Maharashtra's Palghar district. At least 32 houses were also partially damaged in different talukas of Palghar due to the heavy downpour. 

Queues of vehicles were seen at the Majiwada road in Thane as the Maharashtra district has been hit with heavy rainfall. 

Karnataka chief minsiter Basavaraj Bommai said on Thursday that all necessary precuations have been taken after speaking with authorities, as the IMD has predicted heavy rain in Kodagu, Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada districts. 

The decomposed body of a man was found in a swollen drain in Palghar district, a fire official told PTI on Thursday. According to the police, the deceased has been identified as Rahul Vishwakarma. The police suspect that Vishwakarmamight have slipped into the drain amid the heavy showers and got washed away.

There was no major water-logging anywhere in Mumbai, barring some low-lying areas like the Andheri subway.

Local trains on the Central Railway were delayed on Thursday due to a wall collapse between Masjid and Sandhurst Road stations in south Mumbai on the down (north-bound) track of the Harbour Line, affecting train operations on the route for some time. 

Three people have died so far in a landslide that occurred at the Panjikal village of Bantval in Dakshina Kannada district. One person is under treatment, Rishikesh Sonawane, Police Superintendent of Dakshina Kannada said on Thursday. 

Three people went missing after a taxi, shuttling two commuters, was swept away in a flashflood in the Patiala-Ki-Rao rivulet as the driver attempted to cross the causeway in Tanda Village near Nayagaon.

Several streets and roads in Zikarpur were submerged after the rain. The Zirakpur-Patiala intersection under the flyover was flooded as well. Major traffic jams were seen on this stretch of the road.

For years, Zikarpur's residents have found themselves at the receiving end of major water logging problems — much of which can be attributed to the absence of a stormwater drainage system.

Waterlogging was reported near Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde's house in Thane as the district saw heavy overnight rain. 

The meteorological centre (Dehradun) said on Thursday that heavy rain with thunderstorms is predicted in Haridwar, Dehradun, Tehri, Pauri, Nainital and Almora districts. 

Udupi's deputy commissioner declared a holiday for Anganwadi schools & colleges on Thursday as the district has been hit with heavy rain, news agency ANI reported. Tourists and fishermen have been advised not to go to beaches and sea areas.

Chandigarh on Wednesday received 97mm rainfall between 6am and 8.30am, the heaviest rain in July since 2017, according to the IMD. Heavy rainfall is expected in Chandigarh till Saturday and the IMD has issued an orange alert for today and tomorrow. 

The Andheri Subway in Mumbai was waterlogged on Thursday as heavy rain continued to lash the city.