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Maharashtra Rain Highlights: Rain Red Alert For Mumbai; People Advised To Step Out Only For Emergency
Maharashtra Rain Highlights: The Indian Meteorological Department issued a red alert for Maharashtra on Thursday and has predicted extremely heavy rainfall across the state.
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Mumbai Rain: Air Travel Disrupted
On Thursday, heavy rains in Mumbai led to the cancellation of 11 flights and the diversion of 10 others to nearby airports, PTI reported.
Runway operations at Mumbai airport were halted twice due to visibility dropping to 300 meters. Airlines advised passengers to arrive early because of traffic congestion and water-logging in parts of the city.
Mumbai Rain: Loco Pilots Decrease Speed Of Trains
Central Railways' Chief Public Relations Officer, Swapnil Dhanraj Nila, reported that heavy rainfall is significantly impacting train services. He explained that reduced visibility from rain and wind forces loco pilots to lower train speeds, which affects punctuality. Nila added that the municipal corporations, KDMC, and MCGA have issued warnings advising the public to stay indoors unless absolutely necessary due to the red alert.
Maharashtra Rain: NDRF Team Reaches Lavasa's Landslide Site
According to the National Disaster Response Force, a team has reached the site of the landslide in Lavasa. The road route to the landslide site has developed some cracks.
Pimpri-Chinchwad Witnesses Heavy Rainfall
Pimpri-Chinchwad, which is about 15 km northwest of Pune, experienced heavy rainfall on Thursday. Several areas were submerged in water.
Mumbai Rain: Parts Of City Submerged
Several areas Of Mumbai have been flooded and out of the seven lakes that supply water to the city, two are overflowing. Areas which have been severely affected include places such as Sion, Chembur and Andheri.
Maharashtra Rain: NDRF, Indian Army Carry Out Rescue Ops In Pune
In Pune, teams of the National Disaster Response Force and the Indian Army were deployed to rescue locals stranded in inundated areas of Ekta Nagar.
Rain Batters Parts Of Gujarat Too
On the situation arising due to heavy rains in the district, Collector & DM Rajkot, Prabhav Joshi said, "There has been heavy rainfall in Upleta and Dhoraji talukas of Rajkot district. I visited these areas to assess the damage suffered by farmers there. Help will be provided to them based on the survey by the district authorities." (ANI)
Mumbai Rain: Air India Offers Full Refund
Admitting that heavy rain in Mumbai is disrupting flight schedules and even leading to cancellations, Air India said it was offering full refunds or a one-time complimentary rescheduling for bookings confirmed for travel on Thursday
Pune Rains: Fire Departments Rescues Stranded Citizens
The fire department rescued 70 stranded people from the Nimbjanagar area of Pune city earlier today, reported ANI. The Maharashtrian city was battered by heavy rainfall.
Mumbai Rains: Air India Cancels Flight, Offers Refunds
Heavy rains have disrupted flight schedules in Mumbai. While Air India had earlier posted about the changes in flight timings, around 12.36 pm it once again posted the latest updates and how flights are getting diverted and cancelled, with rains continuing to last Maharashtra capital. It has also offered customers full refunds. Check out Air India's post on X below:
Mumbai Rain LIVE Updates: Showers Impact Flight Schedules
With rains disrupting flight schedules, Indigo posted on their official X handle: "Continuous and heavy rains over #Mumbai are causing periodic delays in flight schedules. While we strive to give you real-time updates, we kindly ask you to check your flight status before leaving for the airport."
Thane Rain: Schools Closed
Due to heavy rains in Mumbai, all schools of Thane district have been closed today.
Pune Rain LIVE Updates: Waterlogging Confines People In Homes, Cars Swept Away
Due to heavy rain in Pune, several city areas have been waterlogged. On Sinhgad Road, people are unable to get out of their societies. Reports indicate that 40 two-wheelers and five cars have been swept away.
'Monsoon is very active over Maharashtra': IMD Director
About heavy rains in the state, IMD Director, Mumbai, Sunil Kamble, said, "Monsoon is very active over Maharashtra. Yesterday, we gave a red alert for Pune, and we have noticed 114mm of rain in the city as well as we have seen in Ghat areas more than 200 mm of rain has already been recorded. In Mumbai, we have recorded more than 65mm of rainfall in and around Mumbai since yesterday. Red alert was till this morning, for Pune it's Orange alert today. For Mumbai, it is Yellow alert today."
Heavy Rains In Mumbai Affect Flight Timings
Due to heavy rains, airlines have issued an alert asking passengers to check flight timings before heading to the airport. Check out Air India's post on X:
Pune Rain: Heavy Downpour Forces Water From Khadakwasla Dam To Be Released
Due to continuous rainfall in the catchment area of Khadakwasla Dam, the dam reached its full capacity on Thursday. As per information from the District Information Office, the Pune administration increased the speed and released the water into the Mutha River on Thursday at 6 a.m. at a rate of 40,000 cusecs.
Maharashtra Rain Live Updates: 4 Die In Pune
A landslide along the Pune-Kolad Road in the Tamhini Ghat section around 2.30 am on Thursday led to the death of a 30-year-old man while another person was injured. 3 more people died in Pune due to electrocution. The men were electrocuted when they were trying to move their handcart in the Deccan area.
Maharashtra Rain: Capital Mumbai Witness Heavy Rainfall
Due to continuous rainfall, Mumbai traffic is witnessing congestion in different parts of the town. The Indian Meteorological Department issued a red alert for Maharashtra on Thursday and has predicted extremely heavy rainfall. On Wednesday, an orange alert has also been issued in the state warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall (115.6 to 204.4 mm) from July 26 to July 27 in Maharashtra.
Heavy rains lashed several parts of the country with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing a red alert for Gujarat and Maharashtra. An orange alert has been issued to Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Odisha, and Goa. In Maharashtra, the situation has been grim. Overflowing lakes and severe waterlogging have thrown the city's daily life out of gear, while Pune has witnessed at least three deaths following electrocution while a landslide claimed the life of one. In several areas of Maharashtra, colleges and schools have declared holidays.
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