IMD predicts heavy downpours in Mumbai and suburbs after 100 mm rainfall in 24 hours.

MUMBAI: Over the past 24 hours, Mumbai has had an average rainfall of 100 millimetres, and the meteorological department has forecasted heavy to very heavy showers in the city and the suburbs, along with strong winds, for the next day.

After a significant amount of rain fell on Wednesday, which led to flooding in a number of low-lying regions and disrupted the operation of the local train services, the intensity of the rain began to lessen early on Thursday morning, and there were no showers in certain portions of the city.

A civic official reported that the nation’s financial capital got an average of 100 millimetres of precipitation in the span of 24 hours that ended at 8 a.m. on Thursday.

During the time period in question, the island city, the eastern suburbs, and the western suburbs had an average rainfall of 95.39 millimetres, 96.70 millimetres, and 110.45 millimetres, respectively.

According to the official, the Mumbai centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted heavy to very heavy rainfall for the city and its suburbs in the next twenty-four hours, along with the likelihood of occasional gusty winds reaching fifty to sixty kilometres per hour.

Local train services, which are often regarded as Mumbai’s “lifeline,” were reported by railway authorities to be operating normally on both the Central Railway and the Western Railway routes.

However, some passengers on the trains reported that they were running 10–15 minutes behind schedule.

An official stated that there was no route diversion for the bus services that were being provided by the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST), and that they were operating normally.