Besides Mumbai and Thane, the other districts placed under orange and red alerts are Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg; the ghats of Pune, Satara, and Kolhapur; and several districts in the Vidharbha region.
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Mumbai and its metropolitan regions are bracing for intense weather conditions, as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has placed Mumbai and Thane under an orange alert for Friday and Raigad under a red alert for extreme heavy rainfall, The Free Press Journal reported.
In its weather forecast, the weather department had also issued a weather warning on Wednesday for an increase in heavy rainfall activity across Maharashtra. According to the report, the other districts placed under orange and red alerts are Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg; the ghats of Pune, Satara, and Kolhapur; and several districts in the Vidharbha region.
Read more: Mumbai weather: BMC warns of high tides today amid IMD’s orange alertMeanwhile, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has also issued a warning for high tides for the next three days. According to the report, the highest tide is expected on Saturday at 1:20 pm, with a height of 4.67 meters above sea level.
The FPJ noted that Nariman Point (26 mm), CSMT (21 mm), Mankhurd (28 mm), Mulund (21 mm), Sewri (18 mm), Chakala (17 mm), Chembur (16 mm), and Aarey Road (14 mm) are among some of the areas that received the highest rainfall on Thursday.
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