Restoration works have been on in full-swing since Monday and government relief workers have been hard at work, trying to pump the water out of the localities. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rainfall in Patna, Vaishali and Khagaria districts again . The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has rescued more then  ten thousand people from the state capital till today. Five teams were deployed in Patna’s Rajendra Nagar and Kankarbagh alone to aid people. The Indian Air Force have also been air dropping relief material to the flood-affected areas.

Earlier this week, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar waded through water-logged street supervising rescue and rehabilitation work. “All possible efforts are being made. People are urged to have patience. The worst affected localities like Rajendra Nagar and Kankar Bagh are in low-lying areas .

“It was after a long time that the city was lashed by a torrent of this size,” he had said to reporters .

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The number of dead in rain-related accidents in the state is increasing. According to the Bihar State Disaster Management Authority, “So far 29 people have died in the state due to rain.” The Meteorological Department has issued a red alert in 14 districts. However, the department has forecast that there may be some relief from the rain on Monday. 

All schools and colleges in Patna and Darbhanga are closed till Tuesday. The meteorological department has issued a yellow alert in 9 districts of Orange and 5 districts in the state. 

The Bihar government has demanded two choppers from the Indian Air Force to airlift people stranded in the flood-affected areas and drop food packets. Along with this, the government has also demanded to give water dispenser from the Air Force.

There are worse conditions in Patna. The entire city has been transformed into a big lake. Lower areas like Rajendra Nagar and Pataliputra Colony have been flooded. Many hospitals, shops, markets in the city have been inundated. Traffic has been badly affected. It has become difficult for people to leave the house. 

Thousands of people are stranded in flood waters after torrential rains. Between 6 and 7 feet of waterlogging, people’s water and ration have been exhausted. Except the first floor of the house, people are now taking shelter on the second floor and roofs. On Sunday, 150 girls were evacuated from Girls Hostel in Rajendranagar.

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“In view of heavy rainfall forecasts, a holiday is declared for all schools & junior colleges in Mumbai, Thane and Konkan region today. District collectors in other parts of Maharashtra to decide, based on local conditions,” Maharashtra Minister of School Education Ashish Shelar tweeted.

Mumbai’s suburbs received heavy rain on Wednesday night. Versova recorded 50 mm rain within three hours, KS Hosalikar, Deputy Director General of Meteorology, IMD, Mumbai said.

Apart from Mumbai, Palghar and Thane are also expected to receive heavy to very heavy rain.

Mumbai has received heavy rain this monsoon, leading to delayed flights, traffic jams and flooding of homes.

The city’s streets regularly flood during the monsoon, which runs from June until September or October, and which provides India with most of its annual rainfall.

Almost every monsoon, Mumbai struggles to cope with the chaos caused by the rain. The suburban trains – the city’s lifeline – are affected and low-lying areas get flooded.

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasted heavy rainfall and has issued a red rain alert for Mumbai and Raigad districts. This indicates a precipitation of more than 204 mm in 24 hours starting Thursday morning.

However, Mumbai would receive heavy rainfall on Friday, but Raigad will continue to receive extremely heavy showers that day also, the official said.

Education minister Ashish Shelar has announced that all schools and junior colleges in Thane, Konkan and Mumbai region will remain shut as the weather department forecast a red alert in these regions. He also asked district collectors to keep an eye on the developments.

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At least four persons were killed in rain-related incidents in Mumbai while search was on for a boy who was washed away, officials said. Torrential rains battered Mumbai and surrounding areas on friday also. Heavy rain is expected in areas of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Gujarat

The Santacruz weather station in suburban Mumbai recorded a whopping 242 mm rainfall in the 24 hours ending at 8.30 am Thursday. Ashok Mayekar (60) was found dead in Hindmata area in Central Mumbai in the early hours of Thursday. As the body was floating in floodwater, he seemed to have drowned, though autopsy report was awaited, a police official said.

Mohammed Shahrukh Rafique Shaikh (24) fell into a creek while wading through floodwater with two friends at Bharatnagar near Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC). He was pulled out by rescue teams but died in hospital. A boy was washed away when he and his three friends were swimming in the flooded Mithi river near BKC. Divers from the Navy were taking part in the search operation for the boy, police said.

Two employees of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) were found dead in a water-logged area in Siddharth Nagar in Goregaon in western suburbs on Wednesday evening. Vijayendra Sardar Bagdi (36) and Jagdish Parmar (54) were attached to P/S Ward of the BMC, and were involved in the work to make sure that floodwater drained away, police said.

The two apparently drowned, though further inquiry was on. At least 1,300 persons living on the banks of the Mithi were shifted by the National Disaster Response Force, disaster management cell of the BMC, fire brigade and the police when the river crossed the danger mark. Teams of Navy, NDRF and other agencies are deployed along the river as a precautionary measure, the official said.

In neighbouring Palghar and Thane districts two persons including a seven-year-old boy were washed away in flooded nullahs on Tuesday and Wednesday. Laxman Tapisar (62), resident of Naikpada in Bhiwandi tehsil of Thane, was washed away on Tuesday. Abu Khan (7) was washed away after falling into a nullah near his house in Nallasopara in Palghar district around noon on Wednesday. Search was on for both.

While the required rain for September is 327mm, the IMD observatory at Santacruz recorded a total of over 500mm of rain till Thursday.Flight operations at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) in Mumbai were affected for the second day with cancellation of 30 flights and another 118 getting delayed on Thursday.

What may come as further relief to citizens, is that there is no heavy rain warning for the weekend – IMD has forecast light to moderate rains from Friday to Sunday. As per a live flight-tracking website, 14 incoming and 16 outbound flights were cancelled on Thursday. In addition, 118 flights were delayed, including 86 departure

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The current spells over the last 24 hours is expected to continue till Friday, and has already brought the city’s public transport system to a standstill. Mumbai’s suburban trains, the city’s lifeblood, stood on their inundated tracks for most of the day, leaving commuters to wade through deep water across tracks to seek alternative arrangements. Other options such as ride hailing services by Uber and Ola too largely remained unavailable and the few which were plying remained beyond the reach of many, thanks to spiralling “surge pricing” charged by the operators.

Both incoming and outgoing flights from the Mumbai airport were delayed as heavy rains affected operations. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), many weather stations in Mumbai have recorded more than 20mm of rainfall in last 24 hours and there could be another heavy spell of rains in the next 24 hours, especially over north Konkan and central Maharashtra. However, a red alert for Mumbai has been withdrawn for Thursday.

While the forecast for the next 24 hours offers relief for daily commuters, the water logging brings the focus back on Mumbai’s inadequate and antiquated infrastructure. While commuters in the Maximum City have grown accustomed to the daily pangs of inordinate traffic snarls due to excessive congestion in the arterial roads, the city’s infrastructure upgrade plans continue to face delays due to myriad issues, both regulatory, political and financial. The Brihanmumbai Stormwater Disposal System which was originally designed in 1896 is yet to see full implementation of next recommendations of expert committees. The list of measures suggested in the immediate aftermath of devastating floods of 2005 include completion of cross-drainage works and removal of obstruction to storm water drains, de-silting of waterways, clean up of debris, effective waste disposal and pragmatic and decisive approach to dealing with encroachments in the embankments.

Work on the ₹14,000 crore coastal road project which could potentially cut the pressure on the city’s roads has been stayed by the Mumbai high court till fresh environment clearances and notifications are obtained after a proper Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). Work on the long-pending project had started in October, after the Union ministry of environment and forests issued the last clearance in May 2017. The high court quashed various environmental approvals granted by the state and Union governments.

As of Wednesday, monsoon rainfall remains in excess over nine of 36 sub-divisions mostly in the states along the Western coast- Madhya Maharashtra, Konkan-Goa, Saurashtra and Kutch and North Interior Karnataka. Madhya Maharashtra has received surplus rains to the tune of 52%, while it is remains 40% for Konkan and Goa.

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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has already issued an ‘orange alert’ for Mumbai and Thane for today. IMD has predicted that the two cities will receive heavy to very heavy rain at isolated places. However, the rain is likely to subside by Thursday to just ‘heavy rainfall’, and by Friday and Saturday, it will further reduce to light rains, IMD said.

Hours of incessant rainfall in Mumbai and adjoining districts led to water-logging in several parts of the city on Wednesday morning. Water-logging occurred in the areas near King Circle railway station and Gandhi Market. IMD has predicted that the maximum and minimum temperatures are most likely to remain around 29 degrees Celsius and 24 degrees Celsius respectively.

In weather terminology, a forecast of ‘heavy rain’ indicates rainfall ranging from 64.5mm to 115.5 mm while ‘very heavy rainfall’ indicates rainfall between 115.6mm and 204.4 mm. Similar alerts have also been issued for other parts of Maharashtra. The IMD has issued an ‘orange alert’ for Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudhurg. An orange alert is issued when IMD forecasts weather conditions that would disrupt daily life.

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