A BMC official said that the island city recorded an average rainfall of 79.66 mm, while the western and eastern suburbs received 92.68 mm and 89.30 mm rainfall, respectively, in the last 24-hours ending 8 am on Saturday.
Heavy rainfall at Pratiksha Nagar in Sion, Mumbai. Pic/Pradeep Dhivar
Heavy rains lashed Mumbai in 24 hours till Saturday morning, although no major water logging was reported and local trains as well as city buses largely ran as per their normal schedule, officials said. Mumbai had got some respite from rains on Friday morning after a downpour on two previous days brought the city to a halt. However, after a brief break, the city continued to get heavy rains throughout the day.
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A Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) official said that the island city recorded an average rainfall of 79.66 mm, while the western and eastern suburbs received 92.68 mm and 89.30 mm rainfall, respectively, in the last 24-hours ending 8 am on Saturday.
Mumbai Thane around recd very heavy rainfall (> 120mm) in last 24 hrs at isol places in last 24hrs at 8.30am.Boriwali 132mm,Thane 109.2mm, TMC 123.6mm.
— K S Hosalikar (@Hosalikar_KS) June 12, 2021
Mumbai Scz 107mm & half of it occured in night as typical Mumbai style. Palghar 144.4 Rtn 92.9
Today also hvy RF warnings by IMD pic.twitter.com/nQVZ83pJmD
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), rainfall between 65 to 115 mm in 24 hours is termed as "heavy", 115 to 204 mm as "very heavy" and above 204 mm in 24 hours is considered "extremely heavy".
9.00am,Latest satellite image indicates dense clouds over N Konkan & down.
— K S Hosalikar (@Hosalikar_KS) June 12, 2021
Mumbai little less cloudy & Palghar, Raigad under thick cover. Palghar recd 144.4,Rajapur 138,Chiplun 62, Guhaghar 97,Dapoli 83mm in last 24hrs.
IMD hvy to vry hvy, EHRF warning today also for Konkan.
TC pic.twitter.com/upDy6pgGwG
The IMD has issued an orange alert for Mumbai for Saturday and a red alert for Sunday. Mumbai and Thane districts would "very likely receive heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places (on Saturday)," it has earlier said. After the IMD’s forecast, the BMC also issued a "high alert" to all the agencies considering "very heavy rainfall" in the next two days.
IMD GFS guidance Sat,Sun looks more vulnerable for S Konkan& parts of Vidarbha,adjoining areas. NCMRWF Regional Model guidance also shows same for RF nxt 24hrs
— K S Hosalikar (@Hosalikar_KS) June 12, 2021
Mumbai Thane Raigad...can not be ruled out for vry hvy spells.Ghat areas too could get hvy to vry hvy RF
Please see IMD pic.twitter.com/vfrJoJeRPt
All civic control rooms as well as those operated by other agencies have been issued the "high alert" directive, including power utility firms like BEST and Adani, while the Coast Guard, the Navy and NDRF have been asked to remain on standby to render help if required, another official said.
Good Morning Mumbai. Heavy rainfall expected in the city today, tomorrow as well as day after. We request you to not venture out especially near the sea. Stay tucked in and safe at home #MyBMCMonsoonUpdate
— माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC (@mybmc) June 12, 2021
Despite the rains on Friday, the BEST buses and suburban local services of Central Railway and Western Railway are running as per their normal schedule, and no major untoward incident was reported, the BMC official said.
On Saturday morning, rains took a break in most parts of the city and suburbs. No major water logging was reported in the low-lying areas. The flow of traffic on the city roads is smooth, he added.
Waterlogging due to heavy rains in #mumbai Suburbs bus routes are diverted/curtailed. #mumbairains #bestupdates pic.twitter.com/4zwS0XTpDc
— BEST Bus Transport (@myBESTBus) June 12, 2021
Latest Updates of Bus diversions /curtailment due to waterlogging in #mumbai #thane Position at 9.00 hrs. #mumbairains #bestupdates pic.twitter.com/dtaFvILtTg
— BEST Bus Transport (@myBESTBus) June 12, 2021
The Central Railway suspended local train services between Dadar-Kurla due to rising water levels on tracks. Trains are running smoothly on other sections.
Central Railway Monsoon Updates at 13.00hrs on 12.6.2021 pic.twitter.com/nQp1grKiyv
— Central Railway (@Central_Railway) June 12, 2021
According to the BMC, a high tide of 4.34 metres is expected at 1.32 pm and a low tide of 1.89 metres at 7.27 pm on Saturday.
The south-west monsoon had arrived in the city with a bang on Wednesday as heavy rains caused flooding on roads and rail tracks, disrupting suburban train services. The first rains of this year's monsoon season in Mumbai had also caused water-logging in various parts of the city on that day.
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