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Varuna is shaking Mumbai, the financial capital of the country. The entire city of Mumbai was inundated by the rain since Monday night. Roads are waterlogged and motorists are facing difficulties. People are facing dire situations due to submergence of low-lying areas. On the other hand, the Indian Meteorological Department has issued warnings that there is a possibility of heavy rains in the state for the next five days. An alert has been issued in Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigarh, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Pune, Beed, Latur, Jalna, Parbhani and other places in Maharashtra. Roads in Sian and Andheri were knee-deep in water. Trains and bus services were disrupted on some routes. The flood water is reaching the railway tracks in the low-lying areas. The India Meteorological Department has said that there are chances of light to heavy rains in Mumbai. It also said that there is a chance of heavy rains at many places in the next few days. NDRF troops were deployed in the backdrop of rains. Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde has ordered that the NDRF forces should be on alert in Mumbai and nearby districts.
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Mumbai city received 95.81 mm rainfall in last 12 hours. Over 110 mm of rainfall was recorded in the suburbs as well. Along with Mumbai, Thane, Palghar and Pune are also receiving heavy rains. Officials said that 146 mm of rain fell in Thane from Monday morning till this morning. In the wake of heavy rains in various parts of the state, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has ordered the officials to keep NDRF teams ready and monitor the situation, the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said on Tuesday. Shinde held discussions with Chief Secretary Manukumar Srivastava. Also, concerned secretaries of concerned districts have been ordered to be alert and control the situation. The Chief Minister himself is in consultation with the Collectors of all the districts of the Konkan region to ensure that there is no loss of life or property due to the heavy rains in the next few days.
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The CM ordered to inform the citizens about the flood situation especially in Raigarh, Ratnagiri, Thane, Palghar, Sindhudurg and Kolhapur districts and make arrangements for evacuation at suitable places. Shinde directed officials to closely monitor the situation in Mumbai. Many rivers in the state have reached dangerous levels due to heavy rains in the district. River Kundalika has crossed the warning level, while Amba, Savitri, Patalganga, Ulhas, Garhi rivers are marginally below the warning level. Apart from this, the Chief Minister ordered the District Collectors and the Water Resources Department to be alert and take appropriate precautions as the water in the Jagabudi and Kazli rivers is flowing at an alarming level. The Meteorological Department has predicted heavy to very heavy rains in Gujarat, Konkan, Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, Coastal Andhra, Yanam, Telangana, South Interior Karnataka, Kerala and Mahela in the next five days.
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