Parts of Mumbai witnessed light rainfall on Wednesday morning even as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an ‘orange’ alert, predicting heavy to very heavy showers at a few places in the metropolis.
A civic official said the island city, eastern and western suburbs recorded an average rainfall of 53.93 mm, 27.97 mm and 45.59 mm, respectively, in the 24-hour period ending at 8 am on Wednesday.
The rain intensity reduced in most parts of Mumbai since Tuesday night and there were light showers in parts of the city and suburbs on Wednesday morning. In its “district forecast and warnings” updated on Tuesday evening, the IMD Mumbai issued a ‘orange’ alert, forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places here on Wednesday.