Maharashtras coastal belt still issued yellow belt
pAs contrary to IMD forecast on Tuesday it rained very heavily in many parts of the city especially western suburbs The heavy downpour caused water-logging in some parts of the city and the traffic on Western Express Highway was affectedp
pThe yellow alert for rainfall by IMD for Mumbai and rest of the Maharashtra coastal belt continuesppIMD has issued a yellow alert for the states coastal line for Tuesday and Wednesday Though IMD had issued only a yellow alert for the city stating that Mumbai is expected to witness only light to moderate rain with the possibility of heavy falls at isolated places in the city and suburbs on Tuesday the rainfall situation in the city was quite contradictoryppAs contrary to IMD forecast on Tuesday it rained very heavily in many parts of the city especially western suburbs The heavy downpour caused water-logging in some parts of the city and the traffic on Western Express Highway was affectedppFor Wednesday also IMD has issued a yellow alert stating that the city is likely to witness moderate rain in the city and suburbs with the possibility of heavy rainfall at isolated placesppBut the actual rainfall situation is contradictory to IMD prediction Heavy rainfall has started in some parts of the city especially in western suburbs todayppAs per IMDs nowcast warning Mumbai Navi Mumbai Raigad Malvan Devgad Harnai to witness moderate spells of rainnbspin isolated places till 1030 amppBefore this also the IMDs warning was highly inaccurate especially during cyclone Tauktaenbspp