Mumbai Rain Alert: Mumbai has been in the grip of torrential rain for three days. The risk of high tide, BMC alert, IMD’s red warning. School-college shutdown, roads submerged, traffic stalled, WFH applied… is the devastation returning again like 2005?
Mumbai rains weather forecast: Mumbai (Mumbai Rain Alert) is once again facing monsoon. The rains for three consecutive days have stopped the city. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an alert for heavy to extremely heavy rain in Mumbai, while the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has warned the time of high tide in Mumbai to rise in the sea and warned that the waves may rise up to 3.75 meters.
Does rain break the record of 2020 in Mumbai?
The rains in Mumbai and its suburbs in the last 24 hours have broken the old records. According to the Santa Cruz Weather Station, 238.2 mm rainfall has been recorded, the highest since August 2020. The question arises-will this rain push Mumbai again into a situation like a water supply?
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BMC alert: When and how high waves will rise?
BMC Rain Update on Tuesday informed the social media platform x that waves in the sea can rise up to 3.75 meters.
- -3.75 m high tide at 9:16 am
- 8:53 pm-3.14 m high tide
The BMC has appealed to the citizens to avoid moving to the sea shore and low -lying areas at such a time.
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Will Mumbai’s lifeline come to a standstill due to heavy rains?
Continuous rains have created a situation of waterlogging in Mumbai in many areas. Local trains and road traffic have been affected. People are imprisoned in homes by filling water to the knees. The question is whether Mumbai will again face disaster like 2005, when the speed of the entire city was stalled?
Impact on school, office and public services
Schools and government offices in Mumbai have been closed due to continuous rains. Private companies have been instructed to provide work from Home Home (WFH) facility. This step has been taken to protect people from safety and unnecessary travel.
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Is Mumbai ready to deal with waterlogging?
Mumbai’s biggest challenge is the weakness of its drainage system. Like every year, this time also the monsoon has highlighted the flaws of the city. The question is this-are the government and BMC really ready to deal with such heavy rain and high tide threats?
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