Mumbai: Battling with drinking water scarcity, Mumbai might not have minded the rains even if it meant missing the solar eclipse. But in the next few days, very high tides may clash with heavy rains. But is Mumbai ready for that?
Mumbai may face more problems if it continues to rain heavily over the next few days - days on which, the city by the sea will see the highest tides of the season at about five metres.
HIGH TIDE: HIGH ALERT!
23 July 01.23 pm 5.01 m
24 July 02.03 pm 5.05 m
25 July 02.43 pm 4.94 m
"If it does not rain heavily, then Mumbai has no reason to worry. If it does then we will alert everyone and act," said Jairaj Phatak, Municipal Commissioner, BMC.
The civic body has instructed the fire brigade, coast guard and Navy to be on alert even placing full page advertisements in newspapers.
Urging citizens: - Not move out during heavy rains unless extremely necessary
- Monitor media for weather updates before leaving home
- Be alert especially if they live in low-lying areas
- And always carry a few eatables and safe drinking water
On that cautionary note, a few schools have asked students to stay at home on the high tide dates.
The bottom line: be cautious if it's pouring no need to worry otherwise.