Heavy rains lashed into the financial capital of India and caused waterlogging in the low-lying areas, disrupting traffic. Some trains have been canceled while the others are running late by 40-45 minutes as tracks are heavily waterlogged after an overnight rain.
Private weather forecasting agency Skymet said the rainfall may exceed 150 mm in the next 24 hours. Amid the rain scare, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) disaster management unit said no cyclone warning has been issued for Mumbai.
Local train services between Vasai and Virar stations have been suspended after heavy overnight rain flooded the tracks, the Western Railways said.
“Service of local (slow) train between Vasai and Virar is suspended until further information,” tweeted divisional railway manager of WR’s Mumbai Division.
Central and harbor line services were hit badly hit due to water logging on tracks at Sion and Sandhurst Road station. Suburban services on Central Railway line were running late by up to 30-40 minutes. Trains between Kalyan to Thane have been delayed by 20-30 minutes. Train services on the harbor line resumed around noon.
Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said the Indian Navy, Disaster Management cell, and all concerned departments are working hard to provide assistance to Mumbaikars.
The Twitter handle of the Western Railway divisional railway manager (Mumbai) tweeted, ‘Due to heavy rains and water logging at Nallasopara, all outstation trains arriving on Mumbai Western Railway are indefinitely late to arrive in Mumbai.’
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to very heavy rain till Thursday. Amid torrential rain, the Tulsi lake, which supplies water to the people of the city, started overflowing yesterday.
Heavy rains brought Mumbai and its neighboring areas to a standstill on Monday, flooding streets and badly affecting life, with nearly 90 trains on the suburban network being canceled. The rainfall caused traffic snarls as many roads and streets in the metropolis were flooded and people were seen wading through knee-deep water.