Overview

• Extremely heavy rain is forecast on September 28 for Mumbai, Thane, Raigad and Palghar, with Palghar under a two‑day red alert and an orange alert set to follow for some districts after Monday morning.
• State advisories warn of urban flooding in Mumbai and other Konkan districts, with risks of landslides in the ghats and flash floods in vulnerable areas.
• Districts have been told to run 24/7 control rooms, deploy pumps in low‑lying zones, monitor medium dams, and keep power and road repair teams on standby, with public alerts pushed via SMS and local media.
• A depression that crossed the Odisha coast near Gopalpur is moving west and weakening into a low, yet it is expected to sustain heavy to very heavy rain across Maharashtra through September 30, with some easing likely around September 30–October 1.
• Authorities report ongoing impacts in Marathwada after earlier deluges, including at least nine deaths and large crop losses, and new local incidents such as stranded workers in Latur and damaged bridges and roads.