Mumbai, Aug 25 (UNI) After a brief pause from the heavy downpours earlier this month, Mumbai woke up on Monday morning to light to moderate showers, marking the beginning of yet another wet spell, with several areas recording over 20 mm of rainfall in just an hour.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for August 26-27, Tuesday and Wednesday, warning of heavy to very heavy spells in isolated parts of the city and suburbs.
According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) rainfall data, the city (CT) received an average of 12.41 mm, eastern suburbs (ES) 13.84 mm and western suburbs (WS) 18.04 mm of rain between 8 am on Sunday and 7 am on Monday.
The heaviest showers were concentrated between 6 am and 7 am on Monday. In the city region, B. Nadkarni Park Municipal School in Wadala logged 29 mm, Sewri Koliwada Municipal School recorded 25 mm and the Storm Water Drainage workshop in Dadar registered 24 mm. Several other locations, including Dharavi’s Kala Killa school (19 mm) and Worli Naka (16 mm), also reported heavy rainfall.
In the eastern suburbs, Mankhurd Fire Station saw 28 mm, while Shivaji Nagar Municipal School in Govandi and Nutan Vidya Mandir each recorded 24 mm. Chembur Fire Station and MPS Maharashtra Nagar in Mankhurd measured 23 mm, with other pockets like Ghatkopar’s Ramabai school (21 mm) also witnessing sharp showers.
The western suburbs too reported intense rain within the same period. The BKC Fire Station registered 26 mm, Pali Chimbai Municipal School in Bandra logged 23 mm, while Santacruz’s Nariyalwadi school and Bandra’s Supari Tank school both recorded 22 mm. Chakala Municipal School in Andheri saw 17 mm, while the HE ward reported 16 mm.
