PANAJI: Rivers flowing into the Arabian Sea along India’s west coast including Goa’s rivers could see rapid rise as rainfall activity is expected to pick up over the coming two days, the Met Department has warned.
The India Meteorological Department has forecast heavy to very heavy rains for the next three days in Gujarat region “ that is from today to the 28th of June, and heavy to very heavy rains for this entire week in Konkan and Goa, Coastal Karnataka besides other regions.
“Rivers having source in Western Ghats and flowing into Arabian Sea may witness flash floods in association with the forecast rainfall during the next five days. Necessary precautions in the old bridges along the highways and along the Konkan Railway routes needs be taken as flow may increase suddenly along the course of these rivers in districts of Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg in Maharashtra, Goa, Uttara Kannada, Udupi and Dakshina Kannada Districts of Karnataka,” the Met Department has warned.
Mumbai is expected to witness very heavy rainfall forecast with isolated extremely heavy rainfall in North Konkan which is likely to result in urban flooding and associated inundation in view of the high tides associated with severe monsoon conditions.
