Mumbai, June 16 || As the monsoon has become active, the Meteorological Department said the intensity of rains will increase throughout the day on Monday and issued alerts for various regions of Maharashtra.
It has issued a red alert in Raigad district, orange alert in Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Pune ghat section, Satara ghat section, Kolhapur ghat section and yellow alert in Mumbai, Palghar, Thane, Nashik ghat section, Nagpur, Bhandara, Gondia, Gadchiroli.
The weather bureau has predicted thunderstorms with lightning likely in Buldhana, Akola, Amravati, Washim, Yavatmal, Wardha, Nagpur, Bhandara, Gondia, Chandrapur and Gadchiroli districts.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in its post on X said, “The Indian Meteorological Department has issued a warning of heavy rains in Mumbai Metropolitan Region (Mumbai city and suburbs) for next three hours. For help in an emergency or for official, contact the BMC’s main control room helpline number 1916.”
Due to the rain, the Central, Western and Harbour Railways in Mumbai are running late by 5 to 10 minutes. Heavy rainfall has been continuing in the Vasai-Virar area since Sunday evening, and many low-lying areas of the city have been submerged. As a result, traffic and normal life have been disrupted.