Mumbai won't witness tides above 5m this monsoon

MUMBAI: Mumbaikars, who witnessed the highest tide of the century last monsoon, have a reason to rejoice as all the high tides this season will be below 5 metres, however any tide above 4.5m is a matter of concern. Last monsoon thousands of people flocked across the coastline to catch a glimpse of the highest tide that measured 5.05 metre. As there will be no such sights this time round people living across the coastline areas face no threat of high tides of above five metres this monsoon, a civic official said.

"This year, luckily we do not have tide of 5m and above like last year. But still any tide over 4.5m is considered as high tide and if it is coupled with heavy rains then it will definitely be a matter of concern," Disaster Management Cell, Joint Municipal Commissioner, S S Shinde told PTI.

According to the data available with civic officials, there will not be any high tide measuring five metres this year, the highest being 4.95 metres on August 12 at 1344 hours.