Heavy Rain Lashes Mumbai, Sweeps 3,000 LPG Cylinders Into Patalganga River
Heavy monsoon rainfall lashed Mumbai and its surrounding areas on Thursday morning, triggering weather alerts, dampening roads at Marine Drive, increasing reservoir levels, and causing a major flooding incident in Panvel taluka. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a Yellow Alert for the city, warning of continued heavy showers, while local authorities monitored the rising water levels and emergency situations across the metropolitan region.
In Mumbai, residents woke up to dark, overcast skies and light showers across several areas on Thursday morning. Damp roads and heavy cloud cover were visible along Marine Drive, as persistent monsoon conditions continued across the city. This wet spell follows several days of widespread rainfall and rapidly changing weather patterns in the region.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) announced that Mumbai and its suburbs are expected to witness cloudy skies with intermittent light to moderate rain. However, the civic body also warned that heavy downpours may occur at isolated places. These showers are likely to be accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds reaching speeds of 40 to 50 kmph across the city.
The ongoing wet spell has brought a positive development for the city's water security. The heavy monsoon rains have caused a steady rise in water reservoir levels. According to official figures, Mumbai's total water stock has now increased to 48.59% of its capacity.
While the rains boosted water stocks, they also caused severe flooding in neighboring districts. In Raigad, heavy monsoon rainfall inundated the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) Patalganga LPG Bottling Plant.
According to Raigad district authorities, floodwaters entered the Chawane facility located in Panvel taluka. The sudden inundation triggered a major incident, sweeping approximately 3,000 filled and empty LPG cylinders from the HPCL plant directly into the Patalganga River. Authorities are currently responding to the large-scale washout caused by the rising waters.
