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Vehicles move through a waterlogged road during rain, in Navi Mumbai. (PTI file photo)
IMD further said the monsoon in Maharashtra is expected to withdraw by October 5 this year
The Indian Meteorological Department on Thursday issued a red alert for extremely heavy rainfall in Maharashtra and Gujarat, following the westward movement of a cyclonic circulation. Additionally, red alerts have also been issued for Goa.
“There will be extremely heavy rainfall in Maharastra, and Gujarat today as well as the cyclonic circulation has moved westward. We have given a red alert for Konkan Goa, Gujarat region, and Maharashtra,” Naresh Kumar, Senior Scientist at the IMD told the news agency PTI.
VIDEO | “There will be extremely heavy rainfall in Maharastra, and Gujarat today as well as the cyclonic circulation has moved westward. We have given a red alert for Konkan Goa, Gujarat region, and Maharashtra,” says Naresh Kumar, Senior Scientist, Indian Meteorological… pic.twitter.com/3zY89L4bw4— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) September 26, 2024
Meanwhile, Sunil Kamble, the director of India Meteorological Department (Mumbai), said that the monsoon in Maharashtra is expected to withdraw by October 5 this year.
“In the next 5-6 monsoon will reduce and there are chances that monsoon will withdraw by October 5 but sometimes the chances increase, so the withdrawal date extends to October 10,” Kamble told news agency ANI.