Mumbai Rains: IMD issues red alert; very heavy rainfall in city for next 4 days

As Mumbai witnessed incessant rainfall on Wednesday the Indian Meteorological Department IMD issued a red alert for the cityShubhangi Bhute scientist IMD Mumbai said a red alert has been issued for Wednesday and orange alert has also been issued for the next four days as the city might receive heavy to very heavy rainfallYellow and red alert have also been issued for some other districts of Konkan Kinarpatti coastal districtThe India Meteorological Department IMD issued a red alert for Mumbai and neighbouring Thane Palghar and Raigad districts warning of very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places there during the day As per latest satellite observations Mumbai city and suburbs are very likely to experience moderate to intense spells of rainfall 23cmhr during next 34 hrs Possibility of thunder lightning at isolated places the IMD Mumbai said in its forecast at 230 pmAlso Read Mumbai Rains Central and Harbour line local trains suspended BEST buses diverted due to water loggingMonsoon onset on 9 Jun in Mumbai amp other parts of Mah as reported by Regional Met Center Mumbai todayMs Shubhangi Bhute Head Regional weather forecasting center Mumbai hereNext 45 days severe weather in konkan very likelyPlease see IMD updates pictwittercomFZqesvnLalmdash K S Hosalikar Hosalikar_KS June 9 2021The rain caused waterlogging in various parts of the city prompting the traffic police to shut four subways and forcing motorists to abandon their vehicles on roadsSignificant Weather Features dated 09062021 arediams Southwest Monsoon has further advanced into entire central and some parts of north Arabian Sea entire Konkan including Mumbai and most parts of interior Maharashtramdash India Meteorological Department Indiametdept June 9 2021The city police appealed to Mumbaikars not to step out of their homes unnecessarily and cautioned them against travelling to some of the inundated areas According to the IMD the western suburb of Santacruz recorded 1648 mm rain in six hours from 830 am to 230 pm while Colaba in south Mumbai recorded 322 mm rain during the same periodIts monsoon arrival in Mumbai today Dr Jayanta Sarkar head of the India Meteorological Departments IMD Mumbai office said earlier in the dayGOOD NEWS Onset of SW Monsoon declared over Mumbai Thane Palghar today 9th June Monsoon line today passing frm ValsadGujarat Nagpur in Maharashtra amp then Bhadrachalam TuniConditions r favourable for onset of monsoon in remaining parts of Maharashtra in nxt 23 days the IMDs head SID Climate Research amp Services at Pune K S Hosalikar tweetedCommuters being rescued near Kurla station in Mumbai this afternoon MumbaiRains Monsoon2021 pictwittercomgoY1xdmVramdash Rajendra B Aklekar rajtoday June 9 2021While there were fewer vehicles on the city roads amid the downpour motorcyclists and other twowheeler riders were unable to maneuver their vehicles at some of the flooded placesAlso Read Mumbai rains in pics Local train services hit waterlogging in several placesKS Hosalikar Head SID Climate Research amp Services Pune India Meteorological Department also tweeted in relation to the advancement of monsoon 1 2021 9 2021 Monsoon Season has just begin and advancement of monsoon is in progress and so no immediate conclusions pl green normallight blue excessDark blue large excess Red below normalYellow large deficient pictwittercombHKtysz0zPmdash K S Hosalikar Hosalikar_KS June 9 2021The traffic police closed Milan Khar Andheri and Malad subways for motorists due to waterlogging at these places pictwittercom1vVuB2JvgDmdash K S Hosalikar Hosalikar_KS June 9 2021We have closed the subways due to waterlogging of up to two feet at these junctions However traffic is smooth on the SV Road Linking Road and the Western Express Highway So far no traffic congestion has been reported said Deputy Commissioner of Police Traffic Western Suburbs Somnath GhargeHeavy rains cause the problem of low visibility and increase the risk of accidents hence the traffic police personnel are on roads to prevent such incidents the official saidIsolated extremely heavy falls also very likely over Konkan amp Goa during next 5 daysmdash India Meteorological Department Indiametdept June 9 2021There was inundation at several places in the city including on tracks near Sion and Chunabhatti stations on the Central Railway CR route The local train services were initially suspended on the CRs main line between CSMT and Kurla from 950 am Later the train services were suspended between CSMT and Thane main line and between CSMT and Vashi Harbour line from 1020 am CRs chief spokesperson Shivaji Sutar saidServices on the TransHarbour line and BSU Uran lines are running smoothly Also shuttle services from Thane to KarjatKasara and VashiPanvel are running he said There was no disruption on the Western Railway route and its local train services were running normal WRs chief spokesperson Sumit Thakur saidWATCH Maharashtra Malad Subway in Mumbai waterlogged following heavy rainfall in the city Monsoon pictwittercom9yXrzhGn4umdash ANI ANI June 9 2021WATCH Maharashtra Andheri Subway in Mumbai closed due to severe waterlogging Several parts of the city are witnessing waterlogging today due to heavy rainfall Monsoon pictwittercomheb4iFJRxdmdash ANI ANI June 9 2021Cranes were used to clear roads on which motorists had abandoned their vehicles due to waterlogging he addedThe Mumbai Police in a tweet said WaterLogging Netaji Palkar Chowk SV Road Baherambaug Junction Sakkar Panchayat Chowk Neelam Junction Govandi Hindamata Junction Iqbal Kamani Junction Dharavi Restaurant Dharavi Sion Junction King Circle Please plan travel likewiseStaySafeMumbai MonsoonSafetyMaha CM takes stock as heavy rain inundates parts of cityWith heavy rains causing waterlogging in many areas in Mumbai on Wednesday Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray directed the administration to ensure that the accumulated rainwater is drained out at the earliest and transport resumed mdash CMO Maharashtra CMOMaharashtra June 9 2021Thackeray spoke to the control rooms in Mumbai and collectors of Thane Raigad Ratnagiri Sindhudurg and Palghar districts as incessant rains led to the inundation of several areas affecting the normal lifeMumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar also inspected the Hindmata area and instructed the municipal officials on how to expedite the drainage of water KishoriPednekar mybmc mybmcWardFS pictwittercomYxqlWNNTJZmdash Kishori Pednekar KishoriPednekar June 9 2021On Wednesday the chief minister asked authorities to ensure that residents of the coastal belt are not inconvenienced and relief work be started wherever needed The CM also told them to ensure that rains do not impact COVIID hospitals and also the patients being treated for other ailments He directed authorities in Mumbai to keep the pumping stations functional to drain out rainwater expeditiously the CMO saidWith PTI inputs