The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for Mumbai and its suburbs until Monday evening. The department has warned people to avoid coastal areas and waterlogged areas.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis appealed to the public to be alert and said that the next 48 hours are very sensitive. He said that crops of 12 to 14 lakh acres have been destroyed due to rain, and the state government is active to monitor the situation.
At the same time the IMD has forecast cloudy sky in the area including Mumbai, Thane, Palghar and Raigad city with scattered heavy rains. At the same time an Orange alert has been issued for Raigad.
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Both Godavari and Manyad rivers have flooded. The India Meteorological Department has forecast possibility of rain in most places in the next two days in all the divisions of the state. Read more on Dynamite News
Schools and colleges remained closed in Mumbai on Monday as heavy rainfall lashed the city.
Speaking on the mitigation measures taken post the Mumbai floods, Sanjay Kumar, Directorate General, NDRF said that ten of their teams are on standby in Mumbai and ready to be deployed, if need arises.
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