Maharashtra Rain Alert: After a few days of relief, there has been a strong return of rain in Maharashtra once again. For the last two days, many parts of the state have been raining heavy rains. Now a new estimate of IMD (Indian Meteorological Department) has come out.

Rain has returned in Maharashtra. Rain has been going on in many areas for the last two days. Now in the next 24 hours, the Meteorological Department has put 6 districts on high alert, expressing the possibility of heavy rains. According to the department, torrential rains may occur at some places in Kolhapur, Pune, Raigad, Sangli, Satara and Thane districts in the next 24 hours. In this background, citizens have been warned to be vigilant.

Monsoon came ahead of time
This year, the monsoon in the state has knocked ahead of time. Usually the monsoon enters Maharashtra every year on 7 June, but this time it reached 12 days ago i.e. on 25 May.

After that, there was torrential rains in many parts of the state for four to five days and Maharashtra got a lot of wet. However, due to rain, there was a slight delay in farming preparations before sowing of farmers. After this, the rain took a break for a few days, which gave the farmers time to complete the preparations for the fields.

Now the return of heavy rain again
For the last two days, good rains have started again in many parts of the state, which has brought great relief to the farmers. Now the sowing work will start rapidly. On the other hand, the Meteorological Department has once again warned of heavy rains in many parts of the state.

Rain in Mumbai
Today, the sky was cloudy in Mumbai throughout the day. Finally, in the evening, Mumbai and some suburbs received heavy rains. A little late rain spread to the atmosphere and people got relief from the heat. On the other hand, rain has continued for the last two days in Sangli.

Due to rain, the water level in many rivers and drains has increased and the situation like floods has started appearing. This has brought relief to the farmers and is expected to speed up the work of farming.

Mumbai pre-monsoon update: Mumbai, Maharashtra received heavy rainfall on Tuesday (May 20) evening. In many parts, thunderstorms and lightning incidents were recorded along with heavy rains, affecting traffic on the streets of the city. Officials said that pre-monsoon rain has an impact, which was seen more in eastern and western suburbs than Mumbai.

Western suburb Jogeshwari recorded the highest rainfall of 63 mm, while Andheri (Malpa Dongri) received 57 mm and Andheri (East) received 40 mm of rain. In the eastern suburbs, Powai recorded 38 mm in Powai, 29 mm in Bhandup (S Ward Office) and 27 mm in Teeni Pada.

Trees fell somewhere, traffic affected due to water logging
According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), light to moderate rains were recorded in the metropolis between 8 pm and 11 pm, with the highest rainfall in the western suburbs. Within 3 hours, an average of 12.86 mm in South Mumbai, 15.65 mm in the eastern suburbs and 26.63 mm in the western suburbs recorded.

Officials said that during this time there was no other major accident other than a tree falling and a short circuit incident. Despite the rains, no major problem of water logging was revealed in the city and suburbs, although traffic had to be stopped due to water filling in the dark subway.

Possibility of heavy rains between 21 and 24 May- Meteorological Department
Passengers also agreed to slow down road traffic, although according to railway officials, local train services remained normal. Some passengers said that local train services were running slightly late.

The Meteorological Department has expressed the possibility of heavy rains and thunderstorms in Maharashtra between May 21 to 24. The reason for this is the cyclonic circulation system formed near the Karnataka coast in the east-central region of the Arabian Sea.

The Mumbai Regional Meteorological Department issued a press release on Tuesday (May 20) in the evening that it is likely to be a low pressure area in the region around 22 May, which may later move north and may intensify.

Meteorologist Shubhangi Bhuthe said that the impact of this cyclonic system can intensify rain activity in many parts including South Konkan, South-Central Maharashtra and Mumbai. In some places there is a possibility of heavy rain and thunder-glowing with strong winds at a speed of 30-40 km per hour or more.