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Orange alert for Mumbai today; heavy rainfall predicted at isolated places

Moreover, the rest of the state is expected to receive heavy rains at isolated places and also light to moderate showers.

Orange alert for Mumbai today; heavy rainfall predicted at isolated places
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Mumbai and the neighbouring district of Thane for Wednesday, July 15, predicting heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places.

In addition, a red alert has been issued for Pune, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Kolhapur and Satara districts. The IMD further stated that a red alert indicates that extremely heavy rainfall more than 204.4 mm precipitation in 24 hours is likely at isolated places in ghat areas.

According to reports, the intensity of the downpour is expected to reduce from Thursday onwards. Moreover, the rest of the state is expected to receive heavy rains at isolated places and also light to moderate showers.

Meanwhile, due to the torrential rainfall in Mumbai, the air quality index has been good for the last couple of days.

On Monday, July 12, in Mumbai, the level of PM 2.5 (hazardous particles with a thickness of 2.5 microns) was zero at Bhandup, Malad, Mazgaon, Worli, Borivali, Chembur and Andheri. The PM 10 (harmful particles 10 microns thick) here is about 15 to 28. So, the air quality index of all these places was great. The Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) had a maximum PM of 52; however, this level is considered satisfactory.

The PM 10 levels were lowest at Malad and Bhandup at 13 and 15, respectively. The level of hazardous sun rays in Mumbai was very low at 0.9.

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