Mumbai: BEST all set to resume services for general public from tomorrow; check out guidelines
Volunteer social worker Ashok Kurmi dressed as comic character Spiderman sprays disinfectants on a public bus in Mumbai on April 21, 2021. - Kurmi is helping an army of young fans fight the coronavirus in Mumbais slums using an unusual accessory: a clown costume.
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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Saturday issued a formal order and said that Mumbai falls under Level 3 of Maharashtra government s unlocking plan as it has 5.56 per cent positivity rate and 32.51 per cent oxygen bed occupancy.
This came after the Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) late on Friday night announced a five-level plan to relax the coronavirus-induced restrictions in the state, based on the weekly positivity rate and the occupancy of oxygen beds.
Cyclone Tauktae weakens into severe storm as it crosses Gujarat- The New Indian Express newindianexpress.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from newindianexpress.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Cyclone Tauktae: Two lakh moved from low-lying areas as storm makes landfall in Gujarat
The wind speed at the Union Territory of Diu was 133 kmph when the cyclone started making its landfall at around 9.30 pm, the Met office said.
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A man walks past a roadside shop that was damaged after a tree fell on it during a heavy rain in Mumbai. (Photo | AP) By PTI
MUMBAI: A very severe cyclonic storm with winds gusting up to 185 km per hour began making landfall on the Gujarat coast Monday night, after dumping heavy rains on Mumbai, forcing the evacuation of over 1.5 lakh people in Gujarat and leaving two barges with 410 people on board adrift in the Arabian Sea.
Wind speed reached 114 kmph on Monday afternoon. Several parts of Mumbai and neighbouring areas witnessed heavy downpour coupled with high speed winds. The civic body said its automatic weather stations recorded an average 105.44 mm rainfall in the island city till 5 pm, while the eastern and western suburbs recorded 61.13 mm and 114.78 mm rainfall, respectively. The Mumbai Met department recorded 189 mm rainfall at Colaba observatory while a rainfall of 194 mm was recorded at Santacruz till 5.30 pm. The civic H-East ward in the Western suburbs received the highest 242 mm rainfall during the day. Chincholi area in Malad and K-East ward that includes Marol and Andheri East areas recorded 236 mm and 231 mm rainfall, respectively.