Mumbai rains: BEST issues traffic advisory, routes diverted

The Met office has predicted moderate rainfall with a few spells of heavy showers in the financial capital in the next 24 hours.

According to a BMC spokesperson, due to the ongoing metro rail work and water-logging at some places, a few buses of civic transport undertaking BEST were diverted from their regular routes.

Heavy traffic jam affected the movement of vehicles on the Mulund-Sion stretch of the Eastern Express Highway, he said, adding the BMC had to close a busy subway in suburban Andheri due to water-logging. Heavy rainfall in Mumbai led to waterlogging and flooding in some isolated areas such as Dharavi and Western Express Highway, with scores of commuters stranded on these waterlogged roads due to heavy traffic congestion.

Here is the list routes to be avoided in case you are travelling through one of these strecthes:

Name of the flooded road

S.V. Road, National College

In between Old Khar to Bandra Talkies(UP/Down)

Sion Road No-2, Vallabh Road

Hindmata Cinema on Dr. B. Ambedkar Road(Up/Down)

Gandhi Market(King Circle)--(Both Up and Down)

Srirang Sabade Marg

Routes diverted:

4Ltd, 33,83, 84 Ltd, 202Ltd, 225, 7 Ltd. 10L, 213, 305, 1,4,5,6,7,8,11, 21,40,212, 213. 368,5,7, 8, 11, 66, 385, 357, 504 etc, 261

Diversion via: PD Hinduja Road, Link Road, Sion Road No. 3

*With Agency Inputs