NEW DELHI , India ( CNN ) -- India 's financial capital of Mumbai was put on a high-tide alert with officials expecting a water rise of up to 197 inches ( 5 meters ) . High tides lash the coast near the Gateway of India in Mumbai on Thursday . Sea tides are expected to rise 5 meters Friday , 4.9 meters Saturday and 4.7 meters Sunday , according to a bulletin by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai . `` We have installed water pumps along the coast and advise the people to avoid beaches , '' said Jagtab , an official at the disaster management control room . Floodgates may also be closed in case the threat mounts , he added . High tides are also forecast from August 19 to 23 . At least 467 people have died in floods in India from this season 's monsoon rains , federal authorities said in their latest report . Flooding has affected about 1.7 million people in parts of India , according to the disaster management division of the federal home ministry . The country 's main weather office has warned of heavy rains in western and central parts of India .
India 's financial capital of Mumbai put on a high-tide alert . Officials expect a water rise of up to 197 inches ( 5 meters ) Sea tides expected to rise 5 meters Friday , 4.9 meters Saturday , 4.7 meters Sunday . High tides also forecast from August 19 to 23 .