Weather Office Predicts Heavy Rainfall In Mumbai, Issues "Red Alert"

Mumbai rain alert: An IMD official said there'll be widespread rains over Konkan and central Maharashtra as well, and Marathwada region is also expected to receive showers till Thursday.

The Regional Meteorological Centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a "red alert" for Mumbai, predicting heavy to very heavy rainfall in the country's financial capital on Wednesday. Earlier, the MeT office had sounded an "orange alert", but it is now been changed to "red alert" for Wednesday because of the "favourable synoptic conditions", Dr Jayant Sarkar, head of the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Mumbai said. Heavy rains had battered the metropolis on Sunday and Monday as well. "There are two favourable synoptic situations for heavy to very heavy rains in Mumbai today and in the next few days. The offshore trough, spread from south Gujarat coast to Karnataka is expected to increase the intensity of showers," Mr Sarkar said.