New Delhi, July 23 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall over the next two days for Mumbai and the Konkan region of Maharashtra.

It issued an orange alert for the state capital and a red alert for Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts in the Konkan region.

The Konkan region and ghat areas in Maharashtra will receive heavy downpour due to a low-pressure formation in the Bay of Bengal, the Regional Meteorological Centre said.

"In the next 24 hours, a low-pressure area is forming in the Bay of Bengal, and its impact will be visible in the Konkan region of Maharashtra," RMC official Shubhangi Bhute said.

The weather department has issued the orange alert for Mumbai, Palghar, ...