Uddhav Thackeray reviews Maharashtra’s preparedness for heavy rains

Mumbai Rains Latest News: Heavy rains continued to pound Mumbai and adjoining areas for the third consecutive day on Thursday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday predicted more rains for the state saying widespread rainfall with isolated/scattered heavy to very heavy rainfall likely to continue over interior areas (ghats) of Maharashtra for the next 24 hours. Also Read - Mumbai Rains: PM Modi Speaks to CM Uddhav Thackeray, Assures All Central Help; Road, Rail Transport Affected

To not making the situation go out of control, the NDRF had deployed over 16 teams in the state’s rain-hit areas.

The IMD said Mumbai has received 331.08 mm rainfall while the suburbs received 162.3 mm downpour from Wednesday. The city witnessed strong winds at a speed of 106 km per hour while elsewhere it was 70 to 80 kmph.