Wed Sep 25 15:54:21 UTC 2024: ## Maharashtra Batters Under Heavy Rains, Red Alert Issued

**Mumbai, September 25:** Heavy rain continued to lash parts of Maharashtra on Wednesday, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue a “red” alert for extremely heavy rainfall for two days, September 25 and 26. An “orange” alert for heavy rainfall was also issued for Mumbai, Thane, and Nashik for the next 24 hours.

The IMD bulletin stated that isolated extremely heavy rainfall is expected over Madhya Maharashtra on September 25 and 26, Gujarat region on September 26, and Konkan and Goa till September 26. Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely over Madhya Maharashtra till Thursday and isolated heavy rainfall likely over Madhya Maharashtra till Friday.

Pune, in particular, has been experiencing heavy rainfall since Tuesday, leading to waterlogging in several areas. A thunderstorm formed over the outer northeast of Pune and moved westward, resulting in intense rainfall in areas like Magarpatta, Wadgaon Sheri, Kalyani Nagar, Yerawada, Dhanori, Lohegaon, and Ghorpadi. Even areas like Pashan, Katraj, Sinhagad Road, Warje, and Kothrud received heavy rainfall. Shivajinagar recorded 19.2 mm of rainfall till 5.30 pm on Wednesday, the weather department reported.

An IMD official attributed the heavy rainfall to a low-pressure system active in the Bay of Bengal and the monsoon shear zone lying in northern Maharashtra, causing increased moisture incursion in the region.

The IMD also issued an “orange” alert for very heavy rainfall in Bihar, Gujarat, Marathwada, East Madhya Pradesh, Gangetic Bay of Bengal, and northeastern states on Wednesday. A “yellow” alert predicting heavy rainfall has been issued in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

Southern states like Tamil Nadu and Puducherry are also expected to experience rain and thunderstorms, with strong surface winds reaching 30-40 kmph over these areas. Delhi is expected to experience light rains during the day, bringing some respite from the warm temperature.

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