Overview
- The India Meteorological Department lifted all monsoon warnings for Mumbai on July 28, predicting only light to moderate showers over the next 48 hours.
- Mumbai’s seven key reservoirs have reached about 90 percent of capacity after an early monsoon surge, easing the city’s water supply concerns.
- A westward-moving depression over east Madhya Pradesh has prompted fresh red and orange alerts for heavy to extremely heavy rainfall across central India through July 29.
- Last week’s opening of 15 Bargi Dam gates drove the Narmada River above flood level, submerging major ghats and prompting riverbank evacuations.
- State and national disaster response forces remain on high alert with flood protocols and evacuation plans active in Madhya Pradesh and neighbouring states.