Mumbai and suburbs receive moderate to heavy rains, more showers with occasional intense spells likely

Mumbai and its suburbs received moderate to heavy rains in the last 24 hours and the weather department has predicted more showers over the next one day with a possibility of occasional intense rain spells, officials said on Monday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday said that the southwest monsoon has advanced over Mumbai and Delhi.

While train services were unaffected by rains in Mumbai, a technical glitch in the engine of a goods train affected services in the Karjat-Badlapur section of the suburban railway network, a Central Railway (CR) spokesperson said.

Bus services of the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport were normal and there was no diversion anywhere in the city, a BEST spokesperson said.


While monsoon hit the national capital two days before schedule, its entry into the financial capital is two weeks late, the MeT office said.

The island city, eastern and western suburbs received 31 mm, 54 mm and 59 mm average rainfall, respectively, in the 24-hour period ending at 8 am on Monday, a spokesperson of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.

The IMD has predicted "moderate to heavy" showers in the city and suburbs with a possibility of occasional intense rain spells in the next 24 hours.

Earlier on Sunday, the weather department issued a 'yellow alert' for Palghar, Mumbai, Thane, and Sindhudurg.

With inputs from PTI