Monsoon Weather highlights: Heavy rain lashes parts of Delhi-NCR

Ten people have died in rain-related incidents in Uttar Pradesh since Monday morning while many rivers were in spate following intermittent showers that forced authorities to open the gates of several dams.
State Relief Commissioner G S Naveen Kumar said seven residents of Dhaka Chant village in Pilibhit district were airlifted to safety on Tuesday after they got trapped following the release of four lakh cusecs of water from Nepal in the Sharda river.

Jaipur and Sawai Madhopur recorded heavy showers during a 24-hour period as widespread rainfall continued in Rajasthan. In the 24 hours ended at 8:30 am on Tuesday, light to moderate rainfall, accompanied by thunder, occurred at some places while heavy rain was recorded at some places in Jaipur and Sawai Madhopur districts, the regional Met office in Jaipur said.

Following the heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand, large quantities of water released in Sharda Barrage in Banbasa.

Buildings in flood-affected Khatima remain inundated following heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand.

Torrential rains continued to lash Udupi district on Tuesday disrupting normal life. Several low-lying areas in Karkala, Kundapur, Thekkatte, Hirgana, Basruru, Barkuru, Nitturu, Kaup and Udyavara were still under knee-deep water and roads were either blocked or rendered unmotorable, officials said. A part of the National Highway 66 between Puttur in Udupi and Kolalagiri Road also witnessed waterlogging.

Heavy rain lashed parts of Delhi-NCR on Tuesday.

The flood situation in Assam improved marginally as the number of people reeling under the deluge in 27 districts decreased to around 18.80 lakh, officials said on Tuesday. The toll in this year's flood, landslide and storm rose to 85 with six more deaths reported on Monday, they said. Several major rivers, including the Brahmaputra, continued to flow over the danger level at different places with a forecast of rain in isolated places.

Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 27.2 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, with the weather department forecasting a generally cloudy sky with light rain for the day. The humidity was 84 per cent at 8.30 am. The maximum temperature is likely to settle around 33 degrees Celsius, it stated.

Rains abated in Mumbai on Tuesday, a day after crippling normal life and disrupting the air, rail and road traffic in the city. Mumbai witnessed overcast skies on Tuesday morning, but the rains took a break even as schools and colleges were closed in view of the IMD's warning of heavy showers. Local trains, considered as the lifeline of the country's financial capital, also came back on tracks as there was no waterlogging anywhere since early morning. The suburban services were running with a minor delay of 5-10 minutes, authorities said. There was no major waterlogging anywhere in the city and suburbs and the road traffic was smooth. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Mumbai centre had issued a "red alert" for the city on Tuesday, predicting "heavy to very heavy rainfall a few places with extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places". Hence, the civic body declared a holiday for schools and colleges in Mumbai on Tuesday.

Normal life was disrupted in the coastal and Western Ghats districts of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada following heavy to very heavy and incessant rains over the past few days, officials said. Uttara Kannada district Collector K Lakshmipriya said there was heavy rain in the coastal parts of the district on Monday and 313 people had taken shelter in eight care centres opened in Honnavar Taluk and they were provided with basic facilities. As a result of the 'excess rain,' many low-lying areas in the undivided Dakshina Kannada (including Udupi) were flooded. However, on Monday there were no incidents of flooding inside Mangaluru city, but inundation was reported in lower parts of Bantwal town situated near the riverfront.

"A flood-like situation more or less persists in Assam every year... People are always prepared for this situation because the region is always prone to floods owing to the Brahmaputra and other smaller rivers. This time there have been more casualties and more area has been affected... People cooperate with the authorities and support the efforts of the administration in dealing with such situations," Assam Governor Gulab Chand Kataria said.

Generally cloudy sky with intermittent moderate to heavy spells of rain in the city and suburbs.

Tide Timings

High Tide

1433 hrs: 4.31 mtr

0219 hrs : 3.67 mtr (dt 10.07.2024)

Low Tide

2036 hrs : 1.63 mtr

0755 hrs: 1.21 mtr (dt 10.07.2024)

Avg. Rainfall frm dt 08.07.2024  : 0800 hrs to dt 09.07.2024  : 0800 hrs

City : 141.97 mm

ES : 116.61 mm

(With inputs from Dinesh)

Harbor line services are running a few minutes late.

Heavy rainfall triggered flood-like situation in low-lying areas of Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.

In the wake of massive rainfall in Mumbai and Pune, the administration has ordered the closure of schools on Tuesday (July 9) in both the cities, officials said. While BMC declared holiday for all schools in Mumbai in view of heavy rain warning issued by IMD, Pune Collector Dr Suhas Diwase made the announcement to avoid any untoward incidents and emergencies affecting schools. However, the school staff, including principals, teachers, and non-teaching staff, have been instructed to report to school during office hours to assist with disaster management efforts directed by the local administration.

Normal life was disrupted in the coastal and western ghat districts of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Uttara Kannada following heavy to very heavy and incessant rains in the last 36 hours, officials said on Monday. Uttara Kannada District Collector K Lakshmipriya said there was extensive rain in the coastal part of the district on Monday and 313 people have taken shelter in eight care centres opened in Honnavar taluk and they have been provided with basic facilities.

Mumbai's island city received an average of 47.93mm of rainfall in the 10-hour period ending at 6pm on Monday, while the figure was 18.82 mm and 31.74 mm for eastern and western parts of the metropolis, respectively. "In the 24 hour period ending at 8 am, Mumbai's island city recorded an average rain of 115.63 mm, Eastern Mumbai 168.68 mm and Western Mumbai 165.93 mm rainfall. The city reported 40 incidents of tree or branch fall, but there was no report of any death. Some vehicles suffered damage," a civic official said.

"Till now, scoots have been installed on 18 important bridges or big bridges of the Northeast Railway... Due to this, monitoring has become easy and security and safety have become better and improved. Apart from this, during the rainy season, the railways are continuously vulnerable. Our sections are monitored, and on important sections, stationary patrolmen are also posted so that trains can run safely and securely," Pankaj Kumar Singh, Chief Public Relations officer of North Eastern Railway said. 

IMD issued high tide alert in Mumbai following incessant heavy rainfall.

There has been no rain in Mumbai for the last three hours and the situation is normal as of now. No waterlogging has been reported for this period of time. However, there is a prediction of heavy rainfall as the IMD has issued red alert for the city for today.

(With inputs from Dinesh)

Rainfall information (From 08.30 am of 8.7.24 to 05.30 am of 9.7.24) in mm

Santacruz: 154.2
Colaba: 161.2
Byculla: 167.0
Matunga: 167.5
Sion: 158.5
Dahisar: 113.0
Ram Mandir: 156.0
Vikhroli: 124.0

(With inputs from Dinesh)

Due to heavy rain forecast in Mumbai, Mumbai Suburbs, Thane, Raigad, Palghar, Ratnagiri, and Sindhudurg districts, all exams scheduled for today (July 9, 2024) at the University of Mumbai have been postponed. New dates will be announced soon, University of Mumbai said on Tuesday.

The Harbour line track was operationalised at 4.30 am after the water receded. Main Line both fast and slow locals are running 2-3 min behind schedule and harbour line locals are running almost on time now, Central Railway, CPRO said on Tuesday.