Summary:
The weather department has sounded a red alert for today and tomorrow for extremely heavy rain in Mumbai. In view of the rainfall situation and the heavy rains forecast, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has announced that all offices and other establishments will remain closed today, except for emergency services. According to BMC, Mumbai city received 140.5 mm rain from 8 am on August 3 to 3 am on August 4. Rail traffic on the Harbour line has stopped between Kurla- CSMT, while traffic on all four lines has stopped, due to the heavy rainfall. Ratnagiri district is also expected to receive extremely heavy rain on August 4, while Paldhar district is expected to receive extremely heavy rain on August 5..