Heavy Rains And Waterlogging Brings Mumbai To A Halt; Traffic, Movement Of Local Trains Hit
As the monsoon continues to gain strength across India, heavy rains lashed parts of Mumbai and its suburbs since early morning on Friday, leading to water-logging on tracks at a few places and affecting the local train services.
As the monsoon continues to gain strength across India, heavy rains lashed parts of Mumbai and its suburbs since early morning on Friday, leading to water-logging on tracks at a few places and affecting the local train services.
Water-logging was reported from chronic spots of Dadar, Parel, Wadala, Sion, besides low-lying areas in Malad, Santacruz, Dahisar.
Water logging on local track central line near ghatkopar #MumbaiRains pic.twitter.com/bvwPD3qJbW
¡ª RaviKumar Akulwar (@AkulwarRavi) July 16, 2021
Due to heavy rains and waterlogging the railway tracks were seen waterlogged and on the slow line near Kurla-Vidyavihar, trains are running 20-25 minutes late.
Chief Public Relations Officer, Central Railway, said "Slow line traffic between Kurla -Vidyavihar have been diverted on the fast line. The Harbor line is also running 20-25 minutes late. Trans-Harbor line traffic is running smoothly."
Waterlogging in railway tracks
Due to heavy rains and waterlogging near Chunabhatti station, the railway tracks begin getting waterlogged.
The BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation is on an alert mode and the water levels of Mothi River are being monitored.
Water logging at Linking Road #Mumbairains https://t.co/eSKU3nh1Qr pic.twitter.com/gIuFA9YvTZ
¡ª Richa Pinto (@richapintoi) July 16, 2021
#MumbaiRains condition of Dahisar. Can't drive further pic.twitter.com/Aai8ltGZER
¡ª Vivek G (@Vivek_BG) July 16, 2021
The entire North Konkan area comprising the twin districts of Mumbai City and Mumbai Suburban, neighbouring districts of Palghar, Thane and Raigad which comprise the MMR is getting heavy rainfall.
It¡¯s almost impossible to predict rains like this. No models can predict such small area isolated downpour. From Sunday to Wednesday spell like this was far more likely as other parts of Konkan got very heavy rains but Mumbai missed couple of very heavy spells.
¡ª Mumbai Rains (@IndiaWeatherMan) July 16, 2021
#mumbairains very heavy rains since 4:30 am in Nerul @Hosalikar_KS @IWBlog13 @IndiaWeatherMan pic.twitter.com/NbEa0dBITl
¡ª Pratik Phad (@Pratik13150008) July 16, 2021
The BMC said in the past 24 hours till 8 a.m. (Friday), the city received 64.45 mm, 127.16 mm in Western Suburbs and 120.67 mm in Eastern Suburbs, and it continues to pour since daybreak on Friday.
Heavy rain in #Mumbai. Everyone in mumbai please be safe #Mumbairains pic.twitter.com/UuaAjxgGwX
¡ª RUPINI (@Onlyrupini) July 16, 2021
Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) had earlier predicted moderate to heavy rainfall in the city and suburbs with the possibility of very heavy rainfall at the isolated places on Friday.
Bobins Abraham is the Assistant News Editor at Indiatimes. He has more than twelve years of experience in TV and digital journalism. An avid student of history and geopolitics, he is a conservationist and environmentalist at heart. He writes on environment, sustainability, human-animal conflict and more.
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