Four years after the great Mumbai Deluge of July 26,2005, advance doppler Radar, capable of predicting weather every 15 minutes, lies unused. Meanwhile, Weather bureau continues to get it wrong.
The weather forecast for the weekend ran as under:
Saturday, July 4: Heavy to very heavy rainfall
Sunday and Monday: Heavy rainfall, with CM Ashok Chavan appealing to Mumbaikars to stay indoors.
The reality: The forecast was bang-on for Saturday, with 124 mm of rainfall recorded in Colaba and 243.9 mm in Santacruz. Flood-prone areas like Hindmata in Dadar, Milan subway, Lalbaug, Malad and Dahisar went under.
But on 'heavy rainfall stay at home' forecast days yesterday and Sunday, there was just 3 mm of rainfall, almost dry and sunny days.
Yet again, the weather bureau was off the mark. Yet again, it could've been right, but for a series of unbelievable and unpalatable misses.
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The weather forecast for the weekend ran as under:
Saturday, July 4: Heavy to very heavy rainfall
Sunday and Monday: Heavy rainfall, with CM Ashok Chavan appealing to Mumbaikars to stay indoors.
The reality: The forecast was bang-on for Saturday, with 124 mm of rainfall recorded in Colaba and 243.9 mm in Santacruz. Flood-prone areas like Hindmata in Dadar, Milan subway, Lalbaug, Malad and Dahisar went under.
But on 'heavy rainfall stay at home' forecast days yesterday and Sunday, there was just 3 mm of rainfall, almost dry and sunny days.
Yet again, the weather bureau was off the mark. Yet again, it could've been right, but for a series of unbelievable and unpalatable misses.
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Tell a friend
Bury
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Hey Sandesh, the farce just got sillier.
Check this news out http://www.indianexpress.com/news/homemade-doppler-alternative/580103/
Wonder how they are going to account for the 12 crores wasted on the chinese radar...