Rain continued to lash parts of Mumbai and Delhi on Friday leading to heavy waterlogging and disruption in vehicular movement. High tides were seen hitting the Marine Drive in the financial capital of India. Mumbai has received more than 95 per cent of the rainfall recorded this month between June 24 and 29, as per India Meteorological Department's (IMD) data. Incessant rain has even led to the death of three in tree fall incidents. The IMD issued an Orange Alert for today in three districts of Maharashtra viz. Palghar, Raigad, and Pune.
Yellow Alert has been issued for five districts viz. Thane, Mumbai, Ratnagiri, Nasik, and Satara. Meanwhile, Delhi has experienced its wettest June in six years. The city’s base station, Safdarjung, had logged 100.3mm of rainfall till Thursday evening, the highest since 2017 when 191.9mm was recorded.
Andheri Subway in Mumbai witnessed waterlogging today.
Monsoon arrived in Delhi and Mumbai earlier this week and it is expected to cover the remaining parts of the country in the next two days. Heavy waterlogging has been observed in both regions this week.
The monsoon hasn't affected just lives but also made difficult lives difficult for the common people as the prices of one of the basic ingredients viz. tomatoes have skyrocketed amid heavy rainfall. In many places, the common household fruit is being sold at or over Rupees 100 per kilogram, reported ANI. As heavy rain lashed several parts of north India, the tomato crop got damaged due to which adequate quantities of the fruits are not able to reach the wholesale market causing a price rise. As per a report, tomatoes are being sold between Rupees 1,100 and 4,000 per quintal in the wholesale market in Uttar Pradesh.
The national capital is also facing the same issue as tomato prices reached Rupees 80 per kg within a short span of two to three days.