Mumbai: The much-awaited monsoon has finally reached Mumbai, covering the entire state of Maharashtra. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has also issued an advisory stating there will be heavy rainfall in Konkan and Mumbai region this weekend. Declaring onset of monsoon over Mumbai, IMD said, “Southwest monsoon has further advanced into remaining parts of central Arabian Sea, Konkan and Maharashtra, some parts of north Arabian sea and south Gujarat and some more parts of Madhya Pradesh.”Senior civic official said nearly after 10 years th monsoon is arriving late which generally arrives in Mumbai on June 10 every year, is behind schedule by more than two weeks.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday said Mumbaikars might have to face another water cut if the monsoon doesn't arrive on Tuesday.“The water levels in the reservoirs supplying water to Mumbai are fast depleting and almost 5 per cent of water is left in it. Any further delay in monsoon may spell trouble for the city as administration may have to impose further water cut,” he said, adding that a 10 per cent water cut is already in the force.Meanwhile KS Hosalikar, deputy director general, IMD, tweeted, “Monsoon onset declared over Mumbai covering entire Maharashtra by Wednesday."He also said the northern limit of the south-west monsoon is expected to cover not only Mumbai but also entire Maharashtra, besides some parts of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.IMD official said the arrival of monsoon is delayed in Mumbai due to late onset over Kerala and the cyclone Vayu. In 2009, monsoon had arrived on June 27, nearly ten days behind schedule. The second-longest delay since 2009 was in 2016, when monsoon had arrived on June 20.
