The BMC said that the decision has been taken due to the late arrival of monsoon, this year. The civic body said this has led to a decrease in the level of lakes due to less rain in the catchment areas.
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has predicted heavy to very heavy rain which is likely to continue in Mumbai over the next four to five days in the financial capital.
Apart from the 19 people reported dead, three have been reported missing, 34 have been injured and a total of 352 animals died in nine incidents of landslides, six incidents of flash floods and one incident of cloudburst reported between June 24 to June 28 in Himachal Pradesh.
A five-storey house located next to the Kalka-Shimla National Highway reportedly collapsed in Solan due to heavy rains and the wrong construction of the four-lane, said the officials on Wednesday
Regional Weather Forecasting Centre (RWFC) Delhi has predicted "Thunderstorm with light to moderate" intensity rains in some parts of Delhi and its adjoining area during the next two hours.
In view of heavy rains during monsoon, the Chief Minister asked his officials to make an effective action plan to reduce the effects of possible disasters.
"It has been raining heavily and we are stuck inside the hotel rooms. Due to the rain, we could not go anywhere outside," said Rahul, a tourist from Punjab.
"There is a possibility of rain for the next 5 days. Heavy rain alert continues at some places of the state," said Sandeep Kumar Sharma, IMD scientist, Shimla.
Tomato prices see a steep increase in many parts of the country as supplies have dropped due to rains in tomato-growing areas in the country. In Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, Tomato prices have increased sharply within the past two-three days.