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PremiumMumbai Rains: A heavy rain alert has been issued for the financial capital of India. It has been raining in the city for the past two days, leaving roads waterlogged and traffic movement affected. Meanwhile, IMD has issued a heavy rainfall alert till Friday.
Addl. Municipal Commissioner (Projects) today visited the Malad Subway & reviewed the pumping arrangements. DMC Dr. Bhagyashree Kapase, AMC Smt. Sandhya Nandedkar, Mrudula Ande & senior engineers of the Storm Water Dept. & Sewerage Operations Dept. were present.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) the Indian Metrological Department has issued a red alert for heavy rainfall in the state of Maharashtra for the next two days, from 6-8 July
A minor boy and two other persons were injured after a portion of a hill crashed on the two-storey Narayan Hadke Chawl (tenement) in Chunabhatti area in Mumbai around 10.30 am, a civic official said, as reported by news agency PTI
Three rooms in the chawl were damaged due to the landslide. As a precaution, the civic body has evacuated residents from other adjoining rooms in the chawl, he said.
"Due to rainfall several tracks had been inundated, trains were delayed but didn't stop. Our teams work throughout the year for monsoon preparedness. We added additional pumps with higher capacities, micro tunnelling helped. We're taking the help of Railway Police, have plans for crowd management. Our social media kept informing about late trains which helped public & us by controlling the crowd," said Shivaji M Sutar, Central Railway CPRO, news agency ANI tweeted.
Heavy waterlogging in Chembur area of Mumbai as rains lash the city
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert on Tuesday predicting very heavy showers in the city for the next five days from July 5 to July 9.
Several rivers in the state have reached the warning level. The Kundalika River has crossed the warning level and the water level of Amba, Savitri, Patalganga, Ulhas and Garhi rivers is slightly below the warning level.
Waterlogging reported at 25 locations across Mumbai today due to heavy rainfall. BEST buses diverted due to the waterlogging.
Maharashtra | As heavy rainfall lashes city with IMD issuing an orange alert, severe waterlogging recorded in several parts of Mumbai. Visuals from the Sion area
A landslide occurred on a road leading to the Pratapgad Fort in western Maharashtra's Satara district on Wednesday following heavy rains, an official said. There was no report of any casualty and no one was trapped in the debris, the Public Works Department's executive engineer, Sanjay Sonawane, said.
Thane, Maharashtra | Heavy rain lashes city, water level rises at the Talao Pali lake.
-Kamani junction, kurla vehicular movement is slow
-Vehicular movement is slow at King Circle, Matunga
-Vehicular movement is slow at Ashish junction Chembur
-Vehicular movement is slow at Sakkar Panchyat Bhoiwada
-Vehicular movement is slow at Hindmata Junctio
-Vehicular movement is slow at Khar Subway
-Neelam Junction in Chembur, vehicular movement is slo
-Bandra Worli Sea link gate, south bound vehicular movement is slow
-Mankhurd railway station, vehicular movement is slow
Maharashtra | As heavy rainfall lashes city with IMD issuing an orange alert, severe waterlogging recorded in several parts of Mumbai. Visuals from Dadar area.
The following #BEST routes have been diverted:
At Gandhi Market, Maheshwari Udyan: -5, 7, 8, 11, 66, 385, 357, 521 Via Bhau Daji Road, Sulochana Shetty Marg
At Sion Road No.24 - 341, 411, 22, 25, 312 Via Sion Road no. 3
Mumbai's Powai Lake began overflowing last evening amid heavy rains for the past couple of days, a civic official said.
In the 24-hour period ending at 8 am on Wednesday, the island city (south Mumbai) received an average 107 mm rainfall, while the eastern and western suburbs recorded 172 mm and 152 mm downpour, respectively, a civic official said. Some low-lying places like Hindmata, and areas in Dadar and Sion, including the Gandhi Market and road number 24 in Sion, were inundated, forcing pedestrians to wade through the water and making it difficult for motorists to commute.
The Central Railway and Western Railway officials said the local trains were operating normally, but some commuters claimed the suburban services were running a little late.
Today's High Tide: 1649 hours - 3.88 metre
Today's Low tide: 2311 hours- 1.66 metre
The weather office has predicated moderate to heavy rainfall in Mumbai and its suburbs today.
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