Overview

• IMD placed Mumbai, Thane, Raigad and Palghar on red alert from September 28 with warnings of extremely heavy rain, lightning, gusty winds and a risk of urban flooding and landslides.
• South Bengal faces a second spell as a new low is likely around October 1, with Kolkata and nearby districts forecast to see heavier rain on October 1–2 during Navami and Dashami.
• The current depression crossed the south Odisha coast near Gopalpur and is moving west across Odisha and Chhattisgarh while weakening, bringing spells of rain to eastern and central India.
• Maharashtra’s advisory orders 24/7 control rooms, river and dam monitoring, pumps for low‑lying areas and checks on vulnerable buildings, with Marathwada already reporting flooding and crop losses.
• AP forecasters expect mostly thunderstorms and strong winds with limited heavy rain until around October 2–3, though rising inflows at the Krishna and Godavari barrages have prompted warnings to downstream communities.