Alert issued to people living along Mutha River after release of water from Khadakwasla Dam

With the Khadakwasla Dam filled amid the incessant rainfall, the Pune administration on Wednesday released its water into the Mutha from the dam and issued an alert to people living along the river The catchment area of the Khadakwasla Dam, which is immediately upstream of the Mutha River and cuts across the city, has been receiving good rainfall for the last few days. The rain has filled the dam and the administration has started releasing water in the river at a speed of 9416 cusecs since 7 am. People who…

Amid heavy rains, yellow alert issued for Mumbai from today till Friday | Mumbai News

Mumbai woke up to yet another day of overcast skies and heavy downpour on Tuesday as the India Meteorological Department’s Colaba station clocked in over 94 mm rainfall between Monday and Tuesday morning. The downpour is slated to continue in the metropolis and its neighbouring districts with the IMD issuing a yellow alert in Mumbai from Wednesday (July 24) until Friday. Data furnished by the weather department showed that while Colaba received heavy downpour of nearly 100 mm, the Santacruz recording station registered 42 mm rainfall during the same period.…

Delhi News Live Updates: Delhi wakes up to light rain, IMD issues ‘yellow alert’ in the capital | Delhi News

Delhi News Live Updates: Residents and commuters faced major challenges with waterlogging and traffic disruptions. (PTI) Delhi News Live Updates: Delhiites woke up to a light drizzle today with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing a ‘yellow’ alert till July 23. Earlier this week, residents and commuters faced major challenges with waterlogging and traffic disruptions as the Palam, Ridge, Delhi University and Pusa stations recorded 31.8 mm, 37.2 mm, 37.5 mm, and 35 mm of rain, respectively. Meanwhile, a day after Delhi Finance Minister Atishi demanded an allocation of Rs 10,000…

IMD issues red alert for Raigad, Ratnagiri; predicts extremely heavy rainfall on July 14 | Mumbai News

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday issued a red alert for the coastal districts of Raigad and Ratnagiri, and Kolhapur and Satara in western Maharashtra, warning of extremely heavy rainfall on July 14. The MeT department has issued an orange alert for Thane district for Sunday and a yellow alert for Mumbai, forecasting moderate to heavy showers in the city and suburbs with a possibility of very heavy rainfall at isolated places. A red alert was already in place for Raigad and Ratnagiri for Saturday. As per the IMD…

Yellow alert in Mumbai from tomorrow | Mumbai News

AFTER torrential downpour brought the city to a standstill, Mumbai witnessed subdued showers and sunny skies throughout Wednesday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert in the city from Thursday with weather scientists indicating that the city is slated to witness moderate to heavy spells over the next 3 to 4 days. On Wednesday, the city woke up to sunny skies with the IMD’s Santacruz observatory recording 4 mm and Colaba station registering 3 mm rain between Tuesday and Wednesday morning. During the same period, the BMC’s…

Inflow to KRS crosses 11,000 cusecs, orange alert for parts of Karnataka | Bangalore News

Heavy rainfall in the catchment areas has resulted in increased inflows into major reservoirs in Karnataka. The Krishnarajasagar (KRS) dam, which supplies water to Bengaluru, was recording an inflow of 11,027 cusecs as of Sunday morning. The water level at KRS, too, was much better than it was during the same period last year. As of July 7 morning, the KRS was holding 31.09 thousand million cubic feet (TMC) of water compared to 24.23 TMC on the same date last year. Inflows are likely to continue as heavy rainfall is…