Rise in water level likely in rivers in Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka

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New Delhi : Rainfall Forecast issued by India Meteorological Department (IMD)on June 6, 2018, indicate that heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely at a few places with extremely heavy fall at isolated places over Konkan and Goa, Madhya Maharashtra during June 7 to 12, 2018.

Heavy to very heavy rainfall is also likely to occur over Coastal Karnataka on June 7, 2018, and across the state during June 9 to June 11, 2018. Heavy to very heavy rainfall is also likely to occur at isolated places over Kerala during June 9 to  June 10, 2018.

Due to this warning, there is likelihood of rise in water levels in various river basins such as West flowing rivers between Tapi and Tadri, Godavari and its tributaries near the west coast, Krishna and its tributaries near west coast, Cauvery and its tributaries near west coast as well as in West flowing rivers between Tadri and Kanyakumari, according to a PIB release.

Due to the forecast of very heavy rains in and around Mumbai and advance of Southwest monsoon causing tidal waves, there is likelihood of inundation in some of the heavy rainfall affected urban areas of Mumbai City. Rivers having source in Western Ghats and flowing into Arabian Sea may witness flash floods in association with the forecasted rainfall. 

Due to the expected rainfall, River Damanganga and its tributaries are expected to rise in Nasik district of Maharashtra, Valsad district of Gujarat and Daman district in Daman & Diu Union Territory. River Godavari is likely to rise in Upstream reaches in district of Nasik, Ahmednagar and Aurangabad district in Maharashtra.