Mumbai: After several days of relentless and heavy rain that drenched Mumbai and its neighboring districts, the city is finally expected to get some relief as the monsoon begins to wane. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has downgraded its weather alerts for Mumbai,

Mumbai woke up to another spell of heavy showers on Friday as the India Meteorological Department predicted more showers.

RA Singh, retired joint director, Education Department and geographer, tells indianexpress.com, “The India Meteorological Department (IMD) was established in 1875, during the British colonial era, to provide a systematic approach to weather observation and forecasting across the Indian subcontinent.”

Following complaints about delayed weather alerts on Wednesday, India Meteorological Department (IMD) officials said that it is not their responsibility to disseminate extreme weather warnings to the public.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday (September 27) issued an 'orange' alert, warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall in multiple states, including Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, Uttarakhand,

The IMD has also issued a red alert for Nashik, with orange alerts covering Palghar, Pune, Nandurbar and Dhule. Moreover, almost every city in Maharashtra is under a yellow alert for the day.

Mumbai: Maharashtra is experience consistent rainfall from last few days as the monsoon is retreating. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) had issued a Red Alert for districts like Palghar and Raigar,