The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday issued an orange alert for Mumbai, Thane, Raigad and some other parts of Maharashtra as heavy rains lashed in several districts in state.

After a brief break earlier this week, Mumbai on Friday continued to experience heavy rainfall.

"There is a cyclonic circulation over Vidarbha and neighbourhood in the mid and upper levels due to the north westward movement of the system there is an increase in the rainfall along the Konkan belt too," said an IMD Mumbai official.