IMD Predicts Heavy Downpour In Several Maharashtra Districts, Red Alert Issued

Mumbai: Amid the heavy rainfall in the state, the India Meteorology Department (IMD) on Sunday issued a red alert for several districts in Maharashtra for next 24 hours. 

According to IMD, districts include Palghar, Raigad, Pune, Ratnagiri, Satara, and Nandurbar districts indicating heavy to very heavy spells of rains in the next 24 hours.

Earlier on Friday, IMD has also issued an orange alert for the Pune and Satara districts of western Maharashtra and Amravati, Bhandara, Chandrapur, and Gondia districts of Vidarbha for Saturday.

An orange alert warns of heavy rainfall exceeding 64.5 mm in 24 hours, potentially disrupting normal life and causing flooding in low-lying areas.

A yellow alert, predicting thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and light-to-moderate rainfall with gusty winds of 30-40 kmph speed, has been issued for Saturday in several districts barring a few in western Maharashtra and Marathwada.

What is Red Alert? 

Red (Take Action): When the extremely bad weather conditions are certainly going to disrupt travel and power and pose significant risk to life, the red alert is issued by the weather department. 

The IMD has issued an orange alert for some districts of Konkan and western Maharashtra on August 25 and 26 as well.

A low-pressure area over northern parts of West Bengal and adjoining areas of northeast Jharkhand and another over east central Arabian Sea off the Maharashtra coast will bring rain to most parts of Maharashtra in the next 48 hours, an IMD scientist