Heavy rain lashes Mumbai; rail, road traffic hit

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Heavy rains lashed Mumbai and neighbouring Thane district overnight, causing water-logging at several places and affecting local train services and road traffic movement on Tuesday morning, officials said.

IMAGE: A waterlogged street in Mumbai’s Parel area after heavy rain. Photograph: Sahil Salvi for KhabriBaba.com

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has appealed to residents to stay at home and urged commercial establishments, except those providing essential services, to remain closed on Tuesday as heavy rains are likely to continue for next 48 hours.

Suburban train services on the harbour and central lines were stopped in the morning due to water-logging on rail tracks while services on the western line were also affected, a civic official said.

 

“Due to high tide resulting in water logging at Wadala and Parel suburban services are suspended on main line and harbour line.However, shuttle services are running between Vashi and Panvel & Thane and Kalyan-beyond,” central railway’s chief public relation officer Shivaji Sutar tweeted.

“No suburban trains are held up in between stations. Dn mail/express trains are being rescheduled,” he added.

IMAGE: Landslide on Western Express Highway in suburban Kandivali affects road traffic. Photograph: ANI Photo

On the western line, the water level on tracks between Dadar and Prabhadevi reached 200 mm, a western railway official said.

All lines were affected in this section. Train movement was stopped at Dadar, but suburban services were running between Bandra and Dahanu Road, he said.

Local trains in Mumbai and suburbs are currently being operated only for those involved in essential services in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.

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A landslide near suburban Kandivali disrupted vehicular movement from western suburbs towards south Mumbai, the official said.

Traffic movement from Byculla to south Mumbai was also affected due to inundation at some places, he said.

The Santacruz observatory in western suburbs recorded 254 mm rainfall since Monday night while the Colaba observatory in south Mumbai recorded 220 mm rain during the same period, India Meteorological Department, Mumbai, Deputy Director General K S Hosalikar said.

IMAGE: Vehicular movement from the area towards south Mumbai was disrupted due to the landslide. Photograph: Sahil Salvi for KhabriBaba.com

The weather station at Mahalaxmi recorded 172 mm rain, while that at Vidyavihar reported 159 mm rain. Besides, the weather stations at Ram Mandir (near Goregaon in western suburbs) and Mira Road recorded a rainfall of 152 mm each.

The other weather stations in north Mumbai and Thane also recorded over 150 mm rainfall.

The trend would continue for next 48 hours, the official said.

The BMC has deployed high capacity water pumps to discharge water from streets in Byculla, Bhandup and some other areas, a civic official said.

IMAGE: A car stuck in a flooded water in Mumbai. Photograph: Sahil Salvi for KhabriBaba.com

The civic body appealed to commercial and business establishments, except those involved in essential services, to remain shut in view of the heavy downpour.

“Residents should also stay at home and avoid venturing out, the BMC said in a statement.

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