Heavy rains lashed Mumbai and neighbouring districts on Wednesday. (File)
Mumbai:
The south west monsoon will turn into lively once more within the coastal areas of Maharashtra on August 10 (Monday) and can stay so for the subsequent seven days, the India Meteorological Division (IMD) mentioned as we speak.
Heavy rains lashed Mumbai and neighbouring districts on Wednesday which led to water-logging and site visitors jams, wreaking havoc within the metropolis. The depth of rain lowered progressively within the final two days.
“The IMD observations revealed that south west monsoon is more likely to turn into lively on west coast from August 10-11, together with in Mumbai. The state of affairs is more likely to proceed for every week,” mentioned KS Hosalikar, deputy director normal, IMD Mumbai centre.
The Colaba observatory in south Mumbai had recorded 330 mm rainfall within the 24-hour interval ending at 5:30 am on Thursday whereas the Santacruz climate station in western suburbs recorded 146 mm in the course of the interval.
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