Heavy rains caused waterlogging in parts of Mumbai and its suburbs on early Sunday morning, affecting the daily commuter’s movement in several parts of the city. Due to heavy rains, the railway tracks and streets were also waterlogged. However, after witnessing heavy rainfall in Mumbai and its surrounding areas since Wednesday, the water started receding at many places as low tide started.
The rainfall has led to delays in train movement as well as diversions in bus routes in Mumbai. Local train services have been affected on the Central Main Line and Harbour Line.
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Waterlogging has also been reported on railway tracks at Dadar, Parel, Kurla, Chunabhatti, Wadala and Tilak Nagar.
Maharashtra: Mumbai’s Sion Railway track waterlogged following heavy rainfall this morning pic.twitter.com/loTwsBrClG
— ANI (@ANI) July 17, 2021
Meanwhile, 18 people were killed in two different incidents of wall collapse due to landslides in Mumbai’s Chembur and Vikhroli areas.
While the injured have been taken to the hospital, a rescue operation by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is underway.
Twelve people lost their lives after the wall of a house collapsed after a landslide following incessant overnight rains in the Vashi Naka area of Mumbai’s Chembur on the intervening night of July 17 and July 18 at around 1 am. In Vikhroli, six people have died and two have been admitted to a hospital.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences to the bereaved family of the deceased. He announced to provide Rs. 2 lakh each from the relief fund to the kin of the deceased. Rs. 50,000 would be given to those injured.
Saddened by the loss of lives due to wall collapses in Chembur and Vikhroli in Mumbai. In this hour of grief, my thoughts are with the bereaved families. Praying that those who are injured have a speedy recovery: PM @narendramodi
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) July 18, 2021
As many as 17 trains have been terminated shortly due to waterlogging on railway tracks at multiple locations in Mumbai and suburban areas.
“All pumps are working at waterlogged areas,” Western Railway said in a statement.
At 4 am on Sunday, Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) Mumbai had said the city and its surrounding areas would receive intense to very intense spells of rain at very isolated places. IMD Mumbai has confirmed that similar predictions have been made for districts of Thane, Raigad, Palghar and Mumbai (greater intensity towards northern parts of suburbs).
#WATCH | Maharashtra: Rain lashes parts of Mumbai; visuals from Eastern Express Highway pic.twitter.com/ZD7F2FlXqa
— ANI (@ANI) July 17, 2021
According to officials, due to heavy downpour, Vihar lake started overflowing at 9.00 am on Sunday.
This year, the monsoon hit Mumbai a little earlier than expected. The incessant rainfall since Wednesday has disrupted life in Mumbai and its suburbs.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has requested people to stay away from the shore and not wander around water-logged areas.
The IMD has also issued a red alert for Mumbai, a BMC official said.
The city police have also appealed to Mumbaikars not to step out of their homes unnecessarily and cautioned them against travelling to some of the inundated areas.
As per the data, in the past 24 hours from 8:30 am on Saturday to 8:30 am on Sunday the following areas have recorded rainfall:
Ram mandir: 260.7 mm
Mira road: 236.5 mm
Mahalakshmi: 205.5 mm
Bhayandar: 213.5 mm
Juhu airport: 193.5 mm
Scz: 234.9 mm
Colaba: 196.8 mm
Mumbai would receive “heavy to very heavy” rainfall at a few places with extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places, the IMD said.
The heavy rainfall in Mumbai left the Gandhi Market area completely waterlogged on Sunday morning and visuals from the Hanuman Nagar in Kandivali East area of Mumbai showed rainwater entering houses.
#WATCH | Maharashtra: Daily commuters’ movement affected as roads waterlogged, in Gandhi Market area following incessant rainfall. pic.twitter.com/1LpwYNVK0j
— ANI (@ANI) July 17, 2021
According to the authorities, due to very heavy rain on Saturday night and subsequent waterlogging at various locations between Prabhadevi- Dadar and Virar- Nalasopara, suburban and long distance trains of Western Railway were affected.
At present, slow services are running on the suburban section between Churchgate and Borivali. The first local train started from Churchgate at 6.40 hrs and the first local train started from Borivali at 6.40 hrs. The train services from Borivali to Virar have not been working.
While the waterlogged Sion railway station affected the train services, people were seen enjoying dips in the middle of the waterlogged king circle in Sion on Sunday morning.
#WATCH | A group of men were seen enjoying dips in the middle of the waterlogged king circle in Mumbai’s Sion this morning pic.twitter.com/heybEk4VN7
— ANI (@ANI) July 17, 2021
According to KS Hosalikar, Head of SID at the Climate Research and Services Pune, there will be intensity of intense clouds over Northwest suburbs while the Palghar and Dahanu districts are under an intense cloud system now.
Latest Mumbai radar obs indicates position& intensity of intense clouds ovr North west suburbs.Palghar Dahanu around under intense cloud system now.
RED arrow in fig indicates how severe weather actually moved northwards ovr Mumbai in last 4,5hrs.
Mod – Intense RF to cont in city pic.twitter.com/kaW3QinB0u— K S Hosalikar (@Hosalikar_KS) July 17, 2021
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Source: https://www.indiatoday.in/cities/story/monsoon-heavy-rains-mumbai-waterlogging-traffic-local-train-services-1829475-2021-07-18
