The India Meteorological Department (IMD)'s Mumbai centre has issued a 'yellow alert' in for today, July 17, predicting heavy rainfall at isolated places in the city.
Moreover, in its five-day forecast, the weather department has also predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall across the city.
This development came at a time when heavy showers lashed Mahalakshmi, Byculla, Malabar Hill, Matunga, Sion, Bandra, Santacruz, Andheri and some other areas early in the morning, but the rain intensity reduced after 8 am.
On the other hand, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) stated that a high tide of about 4.21 metres is expected to hit Mumbai at 12.16 pm, while another high tide of about 3.55 metres is expected at 11.59 pm. The civic body also said that a low tide of about 1.90 metres is expected at 6.22 pm.
However, in a welcoming news, no waterlogging was has been reported so far. Besides, local trains were running normally on the Central Railway and Western Railway routes, as per the authorities. There was no route diversion of bus services of the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking due to the rain, a civic official stated.
The island city, eastern and western suburbs received 65.50 mm, 19.74 mm and 23.56 mm rainfall, respectively, in the 24-hour period ending at 8 am on Monday, July 17.
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