Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to occur in Konkan and central Maharashtra over the next four to five days, the India Meteorological Department has said
Current Affairs : Substantial to overwhelming precipitation is
prone to happen in Konkan and focal Maharashtra throughout the following four to five days, the India Meteorological Department has said.
Mumbai and neighboring Thane are probably going to observe most extreme precipitation force on Friday and Saturday, when the Ganesh celebration starts, IMD Mumbai focus’ delegate chief general K S Hosalikar said.
The 10-day Ganesh celebration will start on August 22.
“With likely arrangement of low weight ovr N Bay on 19Aug and getting all around set apart in nxt 24hrs and moving westwards;Mah,Goa,Guj prone to get boundless RF nxt 4-5 days with hvy to very hvy RF ovr Konkan, M Mah more:Mumbai Thane as well. 21-22 could be Max;Arrival long stretches of Lord Ganesha,” Hosalikar tweeted late Tuesday night.
The Modak Sagar dam, one of the seven repositories which flexibly water to Mumbai, began flooding on Tuesday late evening following unending downpours in its catchment zone, a municipal authority said.
With great precipitation this month, the seven dams-Bhatsa, Upper Vaitarna, Middle Vaitarna, Tansa, Modak Sagar, Vihar and Tulsi – have 83 percent water stock, authorities said.
Aditi Mehta 