MUMBAI: After a day of significant
rain in Mumbai and surrounding areas, Friday reported clear skies once again. IMD has forecast a reduction in rain activity over the next two days and only a probability of light to moderate rain through the weekend for Mumbai, Thane and Palghar.
In the 24 hours till 8.30am, June 19,
rainfall
recorded by
IMD Colaba
was 44mm while by IMD Santacruz 40.8mm. Both were in the moderate rain category (15.6-64.4mm).
The total rainfall reported since June 1 this year has been above normal. In case of IMD Colaba, rainfall reported so far has been 363.5mm while the IMD Santacruz observatory has reported 288.3mm, over 30mm above normal.
Meanwhile, rainfall in the seven lakes which supply to the city is yet to pick momentum. Owing to Thursday's rain, only two smaller lakes, Vihar and Tulsi, witnessed slight increases in their water levels. On Thursday, the rain reported in Vihar lake was 61mm and Tulsi lake 54 mm.
Richa Pinto is a special correspondent with The Times of India. S...
Read MoreRicha Pinto is a special correspondent with The Times of India. She covers urban governance & climate change issues. With over a decade of experience in field reporting, she has written extensively on various civic issues affecting Mumbaikars. She graduated in -journalism from the prestigious Mumbai-based St Xavier's College and later pursued a three-year Law degree (L.L.B.) with the University of Mumbai. She regularly tweets about all things that matter to Mumbai on-- @richapintoi.
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