Eknath Shinde Says Artificial Rain Could Help Control Mumbai Air Pollution

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday morning visited parts of Mumbai to review steps taken to control dust and air pollution and said the city civic body has been directed to do cloud seeding if required.

Some suburbs of Mumbai and its neighbouring areas, including Thane, experienced unseasonal rains accompanied by thunder on Thursday night.

A private plane with eight people on board skid off the runway and crashed while trying to land amid heavy rain at Mumbai airport on Thursday evening; all eight have been hospitalised.

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Amid continuous rainfall, which has led to waterlogging in several parts of Mumbai, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted heavy to very heavy rainfall and occasional gusty winds in Mumbai for today.

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Heavy rain hit several parts of Maharashtra today, including Mumbai, Thane, Raigad and Palghar districts.

Congress MLA and former school education minister Varsha Gaikwad on Thursday objected to the presence of children in the assembly visitors' gallery, citing a "red alert" issued in Mumbai amid heavy rains, which has led to the closure of schools.

Heavy rain lashed Mumbai and suburbs in the last 24 hours with some areas receiving extremely heavy showers, officials said today.

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Incessant heavy rain lashed Mumbai today, slowing down road traffic but services of suburban trains remained normal with slight delays.

Heavy rains lashed parts of Mumbai in the last 24 hours and the weather department has issued a 'yellow' alert for the city, predicting moderate to heavy showers on Monday.

A red-alert for rains has been issued for the Palgarh district neighbouring Mumbai today. Low-lying areas of Nallasopara and Vasai have started being inundated due to rains since early morning.

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Heavy rain battered Mumbai on Friday, inundating low-lying areas and disrupting vehicular traffic in the city and its suburbs.

The rescue and search operation at Irshalwadi hamlet in Maharashtra's Raigad district, where a massive landslide buried several houses and claimed the lives of at least 16 people so far, resumed on Friday morning, an official said.

Amid incessant rainfall, Maharashtra Disaster Management Minister Anil Patil on Thursday said that 98 out of 178 people have been rescued so far and 12 have died adding that the rescue operations are still underway.

They took a selfie in front of DP's Fast Food in Matunga while eating their way around Mumbai's restaurants.

The incident took place at 11:30 am amid heavy rains in the region for the past couple of days.

Mumbai received an average 100 mm rainfall in the last 24 hours and the weather department has predicted heavy to very heavy showers in the city and suburbs along with strong winds over the next one day.

Heavy rains lashed Mumbai and adjoining Thane and Palghar districts on Wednesday, disrupting suburban rail traffic and causing water-logging in low-lying areas from where people were evacuated, while a 14-year-old girl drowned in a swollen drain.

All government and private schools in Mumbai to be closed tomorrow due to heavy rain. According to the weather office, some areas of Mumbai is likely to witness heavy rain tomorrow.

Overnight heavy downpours have caused several rivers in Maharashtra's Konkan region to swell and trigger flood-like situations, prompting authorities to relocate people in a few towns and villages to safer areas, said officials today.

Local train services came to a halt today between Badlapur and Ambarnath section in Maharashtra's Thane district adjoining Mumbai due to water-logging on railway tracks after heavy rains, officials said.