The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for rain accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds in several parts of Mumbai on May 6 and 7.
The weather department officials are expecting the severe cyclonic storm to weaken and turn into only a cyclonic storm by the next morning.
There will likely be a rise in water level of the Subarnarekha river system following the very heavy downpour, IMD stated in its latest weather bulletin.
the Hirakud reservoir authorities on Sunday shut eight more sluice gates as the rain in the upper catchment areas in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh lessened.
