NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday issued a crimson alert warning of extraordinarily heavy rainfall at remoted areas in Raigad in addition to the ghat areas of Pune and Satara districts over the subsequent 16 hours. Mumbai has been positioned underneath an orange alert. Mumbai skilled persistent morning showers on Monday, resulting in waterlogging in a number of low-lying areas. The climate additionally disrupted flight services, with Air India saying that heavy rainfall might affect flight operations to and from Mumbai.Earlier in the day, IndiGo Airlines issued a journey advisory for these travelling to and from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) in Mumbai. The airline has additionally warned of short-term disruptions in its schedule, urging travellers to watch their flight standing and plan their journeys accordingly.Rain submerges MumbaiIncessant rains battered Mumbai on Monday morning, flooding low-lying areas and disrupting highway visitors, suburban trains, and metro services, officers mentioned.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast cloudy skies with the chance of heavy rain in the subsequent 24 hours.The island metropolis recorded 95 mm of rainfall, whereas japanese and western suburbs acquired 58 mm and 75 mm, respectively. A 4.21-metre excessive tide is anticipated at 3.31 pm.Suburban trains on Central and Western traces had been delayed, with passengers reporting 20-30 minute holdups.“The services are running normally now,” Mumbai Metro One mentioned after briefly halting attributable to fallen particles.Konkon area witnesses incessant rainsHeavy rainfall has been pounding the Konkan area and different components of Maharashtra over the previous few days. According to officers, rain-related incidents since June 1 have claimed 18 lives and left 65 individuals injured. The IMD launched its District Forecast and Warning for the approaching 5 days on Monday afternoon, predicting “heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places with extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places in Raigad district, along with ghat areas of Pune and Satara districts till 8.30 am on Tuesday”. Meanwhile, an orange alert has been introduced for Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Ratnagiri, and Sindhudurg districts in Konkan, together with Amravati, Bhandara, Gondia, and Nagpur districts in Vidarbha, with forecasts of “heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few or isolated places.” The IMD acknowledged that this forecast and warning would stay in impact till 8.30 am on Tuesday. A crimson alert signifies “take action,” urging authorities to reply instantly, whereas an orange alert signifies “be prepared to take action,” requiring readiness for potential emergency measures. With steady rainfall in Konkan and different components of Maharashtra, flood-like conditions have developed in some districts as rivers have began to overflow. Many low-lying areas in villages and cities alongside riverbanks have gone underneath water. Additionally, the IMD has maintained an orange alert for some southern districts in Konkan over the subsequent two to a few days.