The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued orange and yellow alerts for heavy rainfall, accompanied by thunderstorm, lightning, and squalls across various districts of Maharashtra between Monday to Friday (21-25 July):
• For Monday (21 July), a yellow alert has been issued for Pune, Gadchiroli, Nagpur, Bhandara, Chandrapur, Yavatmal, Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Satara, Sangli, Kolhapur, Solapur, Osmanabad and Latur. No alert has been issued for Mumbai City or Mumbai Suburban.
• For Tuesday (22 July), an orange alert has been issued for Raigad, while a yellow alert has been issued for Pune, Mumbai City, Mumbai Suburban, Gadchiroli, Bhandara, Chandrapur, Yavatmal, Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Satara, Sangli, Kolhapur, Solapur, Osmanabad, Latur, Nanded, Hingoli, Parbhani, Beed, and Ahmednagar.
• For Wednesday (23 July), an orange alert has been issued for Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Satara and Kolhapur, while a yellow alert has been issued for Gadchiroli, Chandrapur, Yavatmal, Thane, Pune, Mumbai City, Mumbai Suburban, and Palghar.
• For Thursday (24 July), an orange alert has been issued for Pune, Mumbai City, Mumbai Suburban, Satara, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg and Kolhapur, while a yellow alert has been issued for Nashik, Palghar, Thane, Raigad, Gadchiroli, Nagpur, Bhandara, Chandrapur, Wardha, Yavatmal, Amravati, Akola, Washim and Buldhana.
• For Friday (25 July), an orange alert has been issued for Pune, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Satara, Sindhudurg, and Kolhapur, while a yellow alert has been issued for Mumbai City, Mumbai Suburban, Nashik, Thane, Amravati, Wardha, Nagpur, Bhandara, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, Yavatmal, Akola, Washim, Nanded, and Buldhana.