Rain has started once again in Mumbai. Since Wednesday night, the rain has picked up a lot. Wednesday's rains blew away all the common good. On Thursday, there was a break from the rain to some extent. But after Friday afternoon, the rain started again.
Six teams of NDRF have been deployed in Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Kolhapur and Sangli to deal with heavy rains. In landslide-hit Raigad, where at least 16 people died on Thursday, the IMD issued an 'orange' alert till July 25.
The NDRF is set to resume rescue operations in the landslide at Irshalwadi village in Raigad as more than 100 people are still feared trapped under debris and loose soil. Meanwhile, the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) was deployed in Gadchiroli and Nanded.
The weather is likely to improve in Mumbai, Thane and Palghar in the next three to four days. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Mumbai's governing body, said the city had received an average of 27.50 mm of rain in the last 24 hours as recorded at 8:00 am on Friday.
Apart from Thane and Palghar, a total of 355 schools in hilly areas including Ambegaon, Khed, Junnar, Bhor, Purandar, Mulshi and Maval taluka of Pune will remain closed on Friday in view of weather conditions.
Officials said the Kundalika, Amba, Savitri and Patalganga rivers in Raigad along with Vashishtha and Jagbudi rivers in Ratnagiri are flowing over the danger line. Kolhapur's Panchganga river has also reached the flood line. Officials have issued a high tide warning for coastal villages.
As of now, no district has been placed on red alert for Saturday, however, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Pune and Satara are on 'orange' alert.
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