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<ul><li>Private weather forecaster Skymet has predicted heavy rains in Mumbai that pose a serious risk of floods.</li><li>The south-west monsoon brought clouds that have covered the Mumbai sky over the last few days with strong showers.</li><li>The prediction is that the rains will intensify between July 3-5 and it may cause floods.</li></ul> The south-west monsoon brought clouds that have covered the Mumbai sky over the last few days and brought strong showers since Friday. The prediction is that the rains will intensify between July 3-5 and it may cause floods. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast intermittent to moderate rain for the next three days. However, private weather forecaster Skymet has predicted heavy rains in Mumbai that pose a serious risk of floods. 
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 Mumbai, India's financial capital, witnessed over above 200 mm rainfall in 24 hours on Friday. While the rest of the country is reeling through dry spell, the average rainfall in Mumbai in June was above its long-term average, according to Skymet. Heavy rains on Sunday night caused water logging and traffic snarls, slowing down one the metropolis on Monday (July 1). "A monsoon depression movement will be approaching near Maharashtra and the Konkan coast so we could get a little heavier spells, little respite in between before we have the next one again," GP Sharma, vice president of meteorology, <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/expert-view/monsoon-gains-second-wind-after-driest-june-expect-heavy-downpour-in-july-gp-sharma/articleshow/70025756.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">Skymet told a television channel</a> on Monday. And another bout of rain of over 200 mm or more could bring the congested city with creaky infrastructure and the country's two biggest stock exchanges to a standstill. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/indias-monsoon-rains-below-average-levels-for-a-fourth-week-2019-6?IR=T" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">India's monsoon rains below average levels for a fourth week</a>

Mumbai must brace for floods this week, says a private weather forecaster

<ul><li>The Maharashtra government declared a public holiday on June 2, for schools and government offices </li><li>Navi <keyword id="6358070" type="DEFINITION" weightage="20" keywordseo="mumbai">Mumbai</keyword> and Western suburbs experienced heavy rains overnight and Versova and Andheri are water logged. </li><li>Over 50 flights have been cancelled and 50 others are diverted from the city. </li><li>Weather forecaster Skymet said that there could be flooding in the city between July 3-5 as the city might see 200 mm of rainfall.</li></ul> The <keyword id="758932" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="rains-in-Mumbai">rains in Mumbai</keyword> have not taken a break since the monsoons started on Thursday, with incessant rains overnight in many areas of the city and its suburbs. The overnight downpour has already claimed 22 lives due to wall collapse, according<a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/mumbai-rains-live-updates-weather-forecast-maharashtra-monsoon-1560089-2019-07-02"> to reports</a>. To avoid more such incidents, the city has deployed the Indian Navy, which helped shift around a thousand people from low-lying areas in the city. The Maharashtra government declared a public holiday on June 2, for schools and government offices, since if rains continue, the city might experience flooding as it so often does in monsoons. Apart from online warnings, Kalyan and Dombivili municipal corporations have gone offline and into the public with speakers on autorickshaws playing a message asking people to stay safe and at home. 
	
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 Apart from a bevy of volunteers, all of city’s emergency services are chipping in to aid stranded people --- like Fire Brigade, National Disaster Response Force (NRDF) too are in high alert mode, in case the city floods like it did in 2006. The worst flood of the city had then claimed as many<a href="https://www.ndtv.com/photos/news/26july-2005-the-day-mumbai-stopped-11000"> as 5,000 people</a>. In Navi Mumbai and Western suburbs too experienced heavy rains overnight. Western express highway is flooded with Versova and Andheri are water logged already. Low lying areas of Dadar and Sion are also water-logged. Lifeline Stalled The train service which is referred to as ‘Mumbai’s lifeline’, has stopped early morning today as all the three lines—Western, Central and Harbour lines have been shut down. In fact, around 11:52 am, the city is expecting a high tide of 4.5 meters by 11:52 am. Over 50 flights from the Mumbai airport have been cancelled and over 50 others are diverted due to heavy rains, <a href="https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/mumbai-rains-live-updates-waterlogging-suburban-local-trains-traffic-monsoon-4148461.html">say reports</a>. While the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) had predicted intermittent to moderate rains this week, private weather forecaster Skymet sounded off an alarm saying that there could be flooding in the city between July 3 to 5 as it expects 200 mm or more of rainfall. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/environment/mumbai-must-brace-for-floods-this-week-says-a-private-weather-forecaster/articleshow/70029004.cms">Mumbai must brace for floods this week, says a private weather forecaster</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/5000-it-employees-in-chennai-are-working-from-home-because-offices-have-run-out-of-water/articleshow/69771864.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink" style="">5,000 IT employees in Chennai are working from home because offices have run out of water</a>

Non-stop rains in Mumbai have killed 22, shut government offices, schools, delayed flights, and stranded people-- and it’s not over yet

<ul><li>India’s financial capital has richest civic body in the country that is ridden with corruption and inefficiencies. </li><li>The budget for Mumbai’s municipal corporation has increased 5 times in the last 12 years. </li><li>Yet, the creaky infrastructure brings the mega city to a grinding halt every monsoon.</li></ul>The <keyword id="33109" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="20" keywordseo="Joker">Joker</keyword> was Gotham’s ‘agent of chaos’ and for Mumbai, it’s the civic body-- the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, which is responsible for its infrastructure. That includes roads, sewage, storm water drainage, bridges, water supply, licenses for commercial activity, schools and hospitals. “Oh, and you know the thing about chaos? It's fair!” the Joker said in 2009 blockbuster, The Dark Knight. In Mumbai, corruption and inefficiencies of the city’s civic body unleash misery and puts millions of lives at risk, at random. Watch: A Jaguar gets stranded in a Mumbai floods while a Mahindra Bolero wades through 
 
 
 
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 Just like the hopeless people of Gotham, every monsoon, Mumbaikars prepare for the eventuality that they may not return home as they leave for work. On Wednesday (September 5), the civic body magnanimously advised schools to stay shut due to incessant rains-- at 10 am. Watch: Stranded students being rescued by civilians 
	
	
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 By then children had already left for school and, unsurprisingly, found themselves stranded. In some cases, they were able to get back home as late as 7 pm. 
	
	
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 Money that would put a smile on any face The mega city’s generous 24 million population has accepted the civic body’s indifference as its fate. This, even after contributing ₹30,000 crore ($4.2 billion) this year to the municipal budget. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s budget has swelled nearly five times in the last 12 years but the plight of its people has only gotten worse. Even by the standards of commercial capitals in developing countries, Mumbai is a mess. Behind the veneer of its entrepreneurial spirit and a professional workforce, lies a city that has been plundered by the ruling elite at an unprecedented scale. Mumbai’s civic body is flushing billions down the drain Meanwhile, the cats at the BMC (which has 1.2 lakh personnel) are getting fatter every year. For instance, documents show that its Chief Engineer AS Yamgar of the Sewerage Operation Department made a monthly salary of ₹1,24,725 as of June 2018. This is nearly as much as <a href="https://www.news18.com/news/business/budget-2018-increases-salary-of-president-by-200-to-rs-5-lakh-per-month-1647855.html">the salary of the President of India before the hike last year</a>, or that of a mid-level corporate employee. However, for the BMC leadership and staff, the money seems to come without accountability. 
	
	
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 And the rot runs deep. <a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/mumbai-bmc-driver-makes-more-money-than-commissioner-216408-2013-11-04">An India Today story in 2013</a> exposed how a driver earns more than the municipal Commissioner he serves. He simply slept in the vehicle after being relieved of his duties and got paid for working overtime. Shiv Sena, the party ruled by the Thackeray family, controlled the corporation for most part of the last three decades. Therefore, the blame for the shortcomings of the civic body squarely falls on them. The poor quality of the pothole-ridden roads of Mumbai reveal the enormity of misused funds. People tend to believe without question when it is informally said that less than 20% of the money is actually used in the infrastructure projects, and the rest is siphoned off. The passivity of the voters can be disheartening. Almost 81% of the total of 1,491 kilometres of roads in the city are managed by the BMC. But, the four best-managed roads in the city – Bandra Worli SeaLink, New Airport Road, Eastern Freeway and Bandra Kurla Complex-- are under the supervision of Mumbai Metropolitan Road Development Authority (MMRDA), which is also in charge of the metro rail construction that is currently underway. The MMRDA is not without flaws as exposed by <a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/mumbai-monorail-a-trip-to-nowhere/article29273282.ece">the colossal failure of the recent monorail project</a>. Yet, it has been slightly more efficient than the BMC in some cases. The devastating floods of 2005 that killed over a 1,000 people should have been a wake up call. At that stage, an honest leadership would have been embarrassed enough to pull themselves into action and resurrect the city to avoid a similar carnage in the future. Since then, there have been five Chief Ministers -- Vilasrao Deshmukh, Ashok Chavan, Sushil Kumar Shinde, Prithviraj Chavan, and now, Devendra Fadnavis-- but the people’s plight has got worse with every passing monsoon. One may expect the authorities to prepare and respond better given that an election is scheduled this year. However, the choice for the voters is between the devil and the deep sea as both Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) outfits have failed the people of the city over the years. In Mumbai, “<a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/393220611192996582/?nic=1">there are no heroes here, only survivors.</a>” 
	
	
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 Disclaimer: Vishal Bhargava is a contributor to Business Insider. He has donned several hats in India's financial sector-- from investment banking to financial research to business development-- before becoming an entrepreneur. The opinions are solely reflect the views of the author and not of the publication.

If Mumbai is Gotham, the civic body would be the Joker

<ul><li>Heavy rainfall will continue for the next five days in <keyword id="2094" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Pune">Pune</keyword>. </li><li>Heavy rainfall killed at least seven people in <keyword id="6358070" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="mumbai">Mumbai</keyword>, Pune and Palghar district. </li><li>All the schools, colleges, and other institutions are shut on Monday. </li></ul>Heavy rainfall has killed at least seven people in Mumbai, Pune and Palghar districts of <keyword id="13126" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Maharashtra">Maharashtra</keyword>. A few millions have been stranded due to <keyword id="6385438" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="heavy-rains">heavy rains</keyword> across the state. But that is not the end of it. According to the weather forecast, heavy rainfalls <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pashan-wettest-spot-at-51mm-rain/articleshow/70527805.cms">will continue for the next five days in Pune. </a>All the schools, colleges, and other institutions were shut on Monday, by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). Most of Mumbai suburbs like Kalyan and Dombivili remained floor with heavy water seepage. Pune’s ghats too will expect heavy to very heavy rains in the next five days, as per forecasts. The city itself will see moderate to heavy rains in isolated areas. “From tomorrow onwards, for Pune city, light to moderate rain is expected over the next two to three days,"<a href="https://www.firstpost.com/india/maharashtra-rains-holiday-declared-for-schools-and-colleges-in-mumbai-imd-predicts-heavy-rainfall-in-pune-for-next-5-days-7109961.html"> said </a>Anupam Kashyap, head, weather department, IMD. 
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 For the last two days, rains <a href="https://scroll.in/latest/932839/maharashtra-rains-at-least-seven-people-killed-schools-and-colleges-closed-in-mumbai-and-pune">continued </a>to clobber vast stretches of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Bihar and Andhra Pradesh. The National Disaster Response Force (NRDF) deployed its forces for rescue operations. Stranded Life Mumbai, Konkan and other districts like Pune, <keyword id="42738" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nashik">Nashik</keyword>, <keyword id="49077" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kolhapur">Kolhapur</keyword>, Satara, Ahmednagar, have been witnessing torrential downpour virtually non-stop since July 25, affecting routine life. <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/pashan-wettest-spot-at-51mm-rain/articleshow/70527805.cms">Disrupted train services left thousands of outstation</a> passengers stranded at various stations in Mumbai, Thane, and Palghar. Heavy rains also washed away a portion of a bridge on Pinjal River in Palghar on Sunday morning, bringing traffic to a complete halt. There were no casualties. “The reason for these showers can be attributed to the offshore Trough extending from Gujarat Coast up to Kerala Coast”, quoted SkyMet.

Maharashtra to get more ‘heavy rains’ in the next four days, says IMD

<ul><li>Natural calamities like floods, cyclones, and landslides took 6,585 lives in the last three years until 18 July 2019 in India. </li><li>Until today, floods and rains have killed 127 people in Bihar alone. </li><li>The situation is similar in Assam where monsoon floods killed 82 people and displaced 5.8 million. </li></ul>Natural calamities like floods, cyclones, and landslides have taken 6,585 lives in the last three years until 18 July 2019, <a href="https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/flood-situation-in-assam-bihar-grim-death-toll-reaches-209-4257211.html">revealed a </a>government statement. On an average, it means that India lost five lives daily for the last three years, because of flood-related calamities. Indian <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india-is-facing-two-extreme-weather-conditions-together-drought-and-floods-/articleshow/70273165.cms">monsoon</a>s have turned extraordinarily erratic in the last few years. As of today, Bihar’s floods have killed 127 people, and they have not yet ebbed. The situation is similar in Assam where heavy rains and landslides killed 82 people and displaced 5.8 million. <a href="https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/145335/monsoon-rains-flood-south-asia">NASA earlier shared pictures </a>showing the rising level of Brahmaputra river which put thousands of lives at risk. Last year in August 2018, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india-is-facing-two-extreme-weather-conditions-together-drought-and-floods-/articleshow/70273165.cms">Kerala was swept away by </a>deadly monsoon rains, claiming 504 lives. These estimates do not account for the death of animals and livestock. Assam government reported the death of around 204 animals, in the last 15 days alone. In the last three years, over 200,00 livestock perished in floods, <a href="http://164.100.24.220/loksabhaquestions/annex/171/AU4906.pdf">said the government. </a> About 12% of the land in India is prone to floods. Floods have displaced or wrecked lives of seven million people in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Pakistan in July alone, <a href="https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/145335/monsoon-rains-flood-south-asia">said a report by NASA</a>. If the trend continues, in spite of heightened disaster management and rescue efforts, many Indians will continue to remain on the brink of death.

Floods killed five people per day for the last three years in India

<ul><li>Monsoon is expected to bring above-average rain showers in the coming two weeks, according to weather officials. </li><li>The weekend — 27-28 July — will receive heavy rainfall in states of Maharashtra, Delhi, West Bengal and Uttarakhand among others. </li><li> Last week, India witnessed low rainfall, 35% below average. </li><li>The monsoon rainfall accounts for 70% of India’s annual rainfall.</li></ul>Monsoons have started late across the country, but looks like they will have an extended run. In the coming two weeks, monsoons are expected to bring in the much needed showers, according to weather officials. “In the next two weeks, we are likely to get above average rainfall, which will be well distributed across the country,” said A K Srivastava, head of the climate research division, <keyword id="6355166" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="India-meteorological-department">India Meteorological Department</keyword> (IMD)<a href="https://in.reuters.com/article/us-india-monsoon/india-to-get-above-average-monsoon-rains-in-next-two-weeks-idINKCN1UK1L7"> told </a>Reuters. Rainy weekend The weekend — 27 to 28 July — will receive heavy rainfall in states of Rajasthan, coastal Maharashtra, Goa, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, interior Maharashtra and Odisha. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; width: 468pt;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;">Indian Cities </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;">Minimum temp (°C) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;">Maximum temp (°C) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid 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5pt;">Light rainfall </td></tr></tbody></table> Other states with high rainfall and thunderstorms include coastal Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu &amp; Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Assam, Meghalaya, Gujarat and Jharkhand. However, in the national capital Delhi, rains will come with bad air quality, the weather report said. The IMD <keyword id="51704" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="weather-forecast">weather forecast</keyword> aligns with predictions of the<a href="https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/strong-monsoon-over-central-india-may-last-for-a-fortnight/article28690027.ece"> Climate Prediction Centre</a> of the US <keyword id="108482" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="National-Weather-Service">National Weather Service</keyword>, which too had predicted monsoon showers between 1-8 August. Drought &amp; Floods This year India had faced extreme weather conditions — floods and droughts. While Chennai is battling water crisis, Assam is struggling with <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/no-water-no-food-no-shelter-15-devastating-photos-show-how-destructive-assam-and-bihar-floods-are/articleshow/70291696.cms">floods</a>. Overall, the monsoon was deficient by 17% which impacted the crops. The most affected are cotton and groundnut crops in Gujarat. This late monsoons will bring cheer to Indian farmers and yield summer-sown crops, which have been sagging due to low rainfall. “Good rainfall in the next few days can bring down stress level and accelerate sowing,” said Prerana Desai, Head of Research at Edelweiss Rural &amp; Corporate Services. Over half of the arable land banks on monsoon rains for cultivation as they account for 70% of India’s total rainfall. According to the Agriculture Ministry, crop plantation has been low with summer crop plantation spreading over 56.7 million hectares of land this year. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india-is-facing-two-extreme-weather-conditions-together-drought-and-floods-/articleshow/70273165.cms">Bone dry or deluge — the freakish monsoon is killing Indians either way</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/chennai-gets-monsoon-showers-but-its-too-little-to-solve-the-water-crisis/articleshow/70342615.cms">Chennai gets monsoon showers, but its too little to solve the water crisis</a>

Top Indian cities brace for a wet weekend after Met Dept forecast two weeks of 'above average' rain

<ul><li>The latest forecast for the upcoming long weekend from India's Meteorological Department may be a dampener.</li><li>Rain clouds threaten to ruin India's Diwali festivities with rains and thundershowers.</li><li>The threat of the rains particularly high along the country's peninsular coast as seen in the image above.</li></ul>Whether it is buying crackers for Diwali or planning a getaway for the long weekend, factor the possibility of a cyclonic storm called 'Kyarr' and thundershowers, particularly for people who live along or near the country's long coastline in places like Mumbai, Goa, Kochi, Chennai, and Vishakapatnam. Rain clouds threaten to ruin India's Diwali festivities with rains and thundershowers, according to the latest forecast from India's Meteorological Department. A well-marked Low pressure area has intensified into a Depression and it is located over east central Arabian Sea. A Cyclonic Circulation and a trough extended from this system is located over Odisha and adjoining area. These systems produce moderate to heavy and thunderstorms over Southern and Eastern India with torrential rain over localized places. The Cyclonic Circulation will gradually move northeastward and rainfall area spread over North Eastern India until Saturday, a Weather Channel report said. 
 
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 Rain totals of over 150 mm in 48 hour are likely with localized spots receiving up to 200 mm over Odisha, Meghalaya, West Bengal and part of Jharkhand until Saturday morning. Total rainfall of over 100-120 mm in 48 hours is likely over Goa and adjoining area until Saturday. The threat of the rains particularly high along the country's peninsular coast as seen in the image above. "It is very likely to concentrate into a depression during next 24 hours and into a cyclonic storm during the subsequent 48 hours," a Met Department official said. There is also a 'yellow alert' forecasting heavy rains in and around Mumbai and Thane. Indians have a clutch of festivities starting from Dhanteras on Friday to Bhaubeej on Tuesday (October 29), with Diwali and Lakshmi Puja in between. The Met Dept has also warned the coutnry's fishermen to not venture out into the sea on Saturday and Sunday.

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