India, May 23 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued red and orange alert for several parts of Maharashtra due to the formation of a low-pressure system over east-central Arabian Sea off the coast of south Konkan and Goa.

Increasing rainfall activity will be driven by the low-pressure system over the East Central Arabian Sea off the North Karnataka-Goa coasts, which is likely to intensify into a depression and bring intense rainfall across the Konkan coast and other parts of Maharashtra. While no cyclone has formed yet, the developing depression could potentially evolve into a cyclonic storm depending on the atmospheric and oceanic conditions in the coming days.

The IMD issued a red alert, warning of extremely heavy rainfal...