Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department forecast moderate to intense spells of rain very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Mumbai, Sindhudurg and Ghat areas of Pune today. Previously, the Mumbai civic authority had requested the residents of the city to avoid go...
The monsoon generally begins in June and starts to retreat by Sept. 17 but the rains continued this year, which has helped to replenish reservoirs but damaged the crop harvest in some states. Heavy rain was also forecast for some parts of the southern state of Telengana on Thursday, the w...