Monsoon tracker LIVE: 'Orange' alert for rain in Uttarakhand's Nainital, Bageshwar

Avinash Dhakane, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Additional Municipal Commissioner for the Eastern Suburbs, condemned the tragic death of a man who fell into an open manhole in Mumbai’s Sakinaka and asserted that the civic body is actively working to ensure all manholes are covered.

Speaking to ANI after inspecting the site on Thursday (July 2, 2026), Mr. Dhakane questioned why the cover was removed when it was previously reported to be in good condition.

“The incident that occurred is condemnable; such an event should not have happened. Regarding monsoon preparedness, the BMC ensures that all manholes are covered and damaged ones are repaired. Instructions and written orders are issued to the wards, meetings are held, and compliance reports are collected to confirm the manholes are in good condition. We had received such reports from all the wards,” Mr. Dhakane said. Mr. Dhakane said preliminary findings indicated that no work order had been issued for the location. - ANI

“The Odisha government has decided to install four more Doppler radars in the State soon,” a Minister said.

“Doppler radars will help in the forecast of natural calamities such as cyclones, floods, and rainfall,” the Minister said.

The decision to install the radars was taken at a high-level review meeting presided over by Odisha Revenue and Disaster Management minister Suresh Pujari on Thursday (July 2, 2026).

Mr. Pujari said the new Doppler radars will soon be commissioned at Bhubaneswar, Sambalpur, Puri and Paradip. The State presently has two active Doppler radars at Paradip and Gopalpur.

“The installation of the Doppler Weather Radar at Sambalpur is nearly complete and will be inaugurated shortly,” the Minister said, adding that similar facility at Balasore, Bhubaneswar, and Puri are to be commissioned within the current year. - PTI

“The 35-year-old son of a former Deputy Mayor was killed after a coconut tree fell on him amid heavy rains and strong winds in Mira-Bhayandar city of Maharashtra’s Thane district,” officials said on Friday (July 3, 2026).

“The victim, Rahul Ashok Patil, a resident of Murdhagaon and the son of a former Deputy Mayor of the Mira-Bhayander Municipal Corporation (MBMC), succumbed to his injuries at a hospital two days after the incident, which occurred on Wednesday,” they said.

According to the district authorities, Patil was riding his motorcycle in the Sadanand Nagar area on Wednesday evening (July 1, 2026) when a coconut tree uprooted amid heavy rains and gusty winds collapsed on the vehicle.

“”Patil sustained severe injuries and was admitted to a nearby hospital in a critical condition. He died after battling for his life for two days,” they said. “The incident has been recorded as the first rain-related casualty in the city this monsoon,” they added. - PTI

Following the death of a 55-year-old man after falling into an open manhole in Mumbai’s Sakinaka area, Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde on Friday (July 3, 2026) demanded strict action against those responsible and also announced financial assistance of ₹10 lakh to the deceased’s family.

Speaking on the incident to the reporters, the Mayor termed the incident “deeply unfortunate” and said that while the manhole was originally covered, work was under way to install a safety grate when the mishap occurred amid heavy rainfall and red alert conditions in the city.” 

Ms. Tawde added that action had been taken against officials on the spot and held the ward officer primarily responsible for the lapse. - ANI

Delhi woke up to cloudy skies on Friday (July 3, 2026), with the minimum temperature settling at 28.1 degrees Celsius as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a yellow alert for moderate rain and thunderstorms through the day. The maximum temperature is expected to settle at 32 degrees Celsius.

Station-wise data showed that Palam logged 25.9 degrees Celsius, 1.9 notches below normal; Lodhi Road recorded 28.0 degrees Celsius, 1.0 notch above normal; Ridge logged 24.6 degrees Celsius, 0.9 notch below normal; while Ayanagar recorded 25.8 degrees Celsius, 1.0 notch below normal. The IMD has forecast a generally cloudy sky with moderate rain for the day.

Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds reaching speeds of 40-50 kmph are likely during the forenoon, afternoon, evening and night, along with light to moderate rainfall.

Meanwhile, Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 89 at 9 a.m. in the ‘satisfactory’ category, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). - PTI

“The Hindustan-Tibet Road (National Highway-5), which was blocked near Choling in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur after heavy rain triggered a massive debris flow early on Friday (July 3, 2026), has been reopened for all types of vehicles,” officials said.

“A huge amount of debris came down from the steep hills near Merut Nallah around 6 a.m., trapping two vehicles in the muck. The Ribba-Kanda link road was also blocked after flooding in the Ribba drain. However, no loss of life was reported,” Deputy Commissioner Amit Sharma told PTI.

“A JCB machine was immediately deployed at Choling for restoration work, and the highway was reopened for vehicular traffic around 10 a.m.,” he said.

According to State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC), 60 roads were closed across State due to rain as of Friday morning, while 48 electricity transformers and 27 water supply schemes were disrupted.

Twenty four pilgrims stranded near a temple in the Bharmour subdivision of the Chamba district have also been rescued. Flash floods triggered by heavy rain had washed away a temporary wooden bridge, cutting off access to the temple. - PTI

Several parts of Mumbai recorded over 100 mm of rainfall in the 24 hours ending at 8 am on Friday, even as the India Meteorological Department forecast “heavy to very heavy” showers during the day.

Suburban train services on the Central, Western and Harbour lines were operating normally in the morning, railway officials said, though commuters complained that local trains were running behind schedule.

Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport bus services, another lifeline of the city, were also operating normally, with no major disruptions reported.

The civic body said a high tide of 4.28 metres is expected at 2.18 pm on Friday, followed by another high tide of 3.68 metres at 2.09 am on Saturday, while low tides are expected at 8.22 pm on Friday (1.74 metres) and 7.44 am on Saturday (1.05 metres).

- PTI

Delhi woke up to cloudy skies on Friday, with the minimum temperature settling at 28.1 degrees Celsius as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a yellow alert for moderate rain and thunderstorms through the day.

Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds reaching speeds of 40-50 kmph are likely during the forenoon, afternoon, evening and night, along with light to moderate rainfall.

- PTI

Severe waterlogging on Friday was witnessed in parts of Ujjain following heavy rainfall.

Several temples located near Ram Ghat were also submerged after the water level of the Shipra River rose due to continuous rainfall in the state.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD), in its weather bulletin, said conditions are favourable for the further advance of the southwest monsoon into some more parts of the North Arabian Sea, Gujarat, the remaining parts of Madhya Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab, and some more parts of Rajasthan during the next two to three days.

- ANI

Hindustan-Tibet road (National Highway 5) was blocked for vehicular traffic near Choling in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur due to heavy debris following rains on Friday (July 3) morning around 6 a.m., officials said.

A huge amount of debris came down from steep hills near Merut Nallah and two vehicles were stuck in the muck. The Ribba-Kanda link road was also blocked following floods in the Ribba drain. However, no loss of life has been reported, Deputy Commissioner Amit Sharma told PTI. Restoration work was underway in Choiling.

-PTI

The India Meteorological Department has issued an ‘orange’ alert for Uttarakhand’s Nainital and Bageshwar districts, forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall in some areas on Friday (July 3).

Meanwhile, traffic on the Badrinath National Highway and the Kedarnath pilgrimage route was briefly disrupted due to falling debris and stones from the hills, officials said.

The monsoon arrived in Uttarakhand on June 30 and became active across the entire state by Wednesday. According to the Dehradun-based Meteorological Centre, light to moderate rainfall was observed in various regions on Thursday.

- PTI