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Mumbai rains Highlights: After heavy rains in Mumbai and its suburbs over the past few days, the intensity of rainfall reduced on Friday with the city witnessing only occasional spells of moderate to heavy showers till noon.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has, however, predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in the city during the day, officials said.
Incessant rains over the past few days raised the aggregate water stock in seven lakes providing potable water to Mumbai as it reached 68 per cent on Friday morning. Of these seven lakes, four have overflowed so far, they said.
As the intensity of rain reduced, no major water-logging was reported anywhere in the metropolis, the officials said.
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Over 8 lakh hectares of farm land has been affected ( mostly in East Vidarbha and some portions of Marathwada) due to heavy to very heavy rainfall in the last few days, as per a survey by the state Agricultural department. On the other hand Hingol, Jalna districts are yet to receive adequate rainfall
Incessant rain in Chandrapur district has forced the administration to open three gates of Irai Dam during the day, officials said. Arwat village and some areas near Wardha river were flooded due to this water discharge, prompting the disaster management team in Chandrapur to launch operations that resulted in rescue of 38 persons, he said. In Buldhana, two gatesof Hanuman Sagar Dam were opened partially, which resulted in the level of Vaan river rising, the official said. Ten gates of Bembla Dam in Yavatmal too were opened partially, and alerts have been issued in villages in the vicinity over possibility of flooding, the official informed.
A 32-year-old fisherman from Maharashtra's Palghar district died after his boat capsized in the Arabian Sea on July 28. Fishing is banned due to the choppy weather in monsoon. The deceased and another person had left for fishing off the Dahanu coast on July 26, said official. The body was found on July 27 morning, the another fishman had swam back to shore after the boat capsized
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari is likely to visit the flood-affected areas of Kullu and Manali on August 1, Himachal Pradesh Public Works Department Minister Vikramaditya Singh said July 28. A large number of roads and bridges have been damaged in flooding. The estimated damage to infrastructure is speculated at Rs 1,800-2,000 crore. Singh said they are planning for quick repairs of roads and bridges.
In past 24 hours Amta in Baran recorded maximum rainfall of 32.5 mm followed by Kota at 32.4 mm and Alwar at 24.4mm, as per the weather data till 5.30 pm. Mount Abu in Sirohi was the wettest with 14 cm rainfall, followed by 12 cm at Railmagra in Rajsamand, 11 cm at Phalodi in Jodhpur, 10 cm at Kotputli in Jaipur, and 9 cm each at Behrod in Alwar and Raisinghnagar in Sriganganagar 9 cm. Many other places recorded rainfall ranging between 8 cm and 1 cm, the data showed.
IMD reported Jodhpur, Udaipur, Jaipur, and Ajmer districts witnessed heavy rains on July 27 night, leading to knee-deep water on the key road stretches in many cities and towns. Light to moderate rains with thundershowers occurred at many places in the state in the past 24 hours, the MeT said. Monsoon is likely to stay active in parts of eastern and north-eastern Rajasthan on July 28. Bharatpur, Jaipur, and Kota divisions will also receive rains on July 28
IMD had issued red alert in Telangana over past few days due to heavy rains. Waterlogging and flood-like situations have arose in various parts of the state. The incessant rains have swept away eight people in flood waters in Mulugu district, said police
The Regional Meteorological Centre, Nagpur has issued 'yellow' alert for the next four days for Nagpur, Wardha, Buldhana, Gondia, for three days for Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, Amravati and for two days for Yavatmal, Buldhana, Akola and Washim. It has also issued 'orange' alert for Chandrapur, Gadchiolri and Yavatmal for July 28. They have forecasted thunderstorm and lightning in various districts in Vidharbha
Mumbai-Pune Expressway was closed for traffic two hours in the afternoon after a landslide near Kamshet tunnel on July 27. The debris was completely cleared early in the morning on July 28. One of the three lanes towards Mumbai was closed to remove debris and mud after the landslide. The landslide debris was completely cleared by 2 am on Friday, but as some soil is still falling at the spot, a team is set to carry out an inspection. Therefore, one lane was kept shut for traffic, while two others were operational, said official.
Maharashtra's Raigad district witnessed heavy showers in 24 hours, with five talukas recording more than 200 mm rainfall, an official said on July 28. The district recorded 164.7 mm rainfall in 24 hours till 10 am. Uran, Alibag, Pen, Panvel and Murud saw more than 200 mm rain, while Roha recorded the lowest 140.6 mm in 24 hours, the data revealed. Major rivers exceeded the danger level while 24 dams are overflowing in the district.
Heavy rains in south and central Gujarat led to waterlogging on July 28. State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) informed that 19 talukas received more than 100 millimetres of rain in spell of intense that lasted 30-hour and ended on July 28 noon. Mahuva taluka in Surat received 302mm of rainfall. IMD forecasted heavy to very heavy rains at isolated places in Chhotaudepur, Panchmahal, Dahod, Vadodara, Bharuch and Valsad district
Incessant rains over past few days increased the water stock inn seven lakes providing water to Mumbai as it reached 68 per cent on July 28 morning. Of these seven lakes, four have overflowed so far.
