Monsoon LIVE updates: Over 3,500 persons shifted to safety in Maharashtra, says Eknath Shinde

The district administrations of Dakshina Kannada (DK) and Udupi have declared holiday for all educational institutions on Wednesday in view of continuing rains in the coastal region.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde reviewed the rain situation on Tuesday and said over 3,500 people had been shifted to safer places from flood-prone and vulnerable spots across the state, where several districts, including Mumbai, experienced downpour.

Two flights that arrived from Dubai and Dammam and scheduled to land at Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) here Tuesday morning were diverted to Bengaluru due to heavy rains in the coast, PTI reported. 

Heavy rains lashed Goa on Tuesday, leaving several bridges, roads and low lying areas inundated, while the India Meteorological Department said similar weather could be expected in the coastal state for another five days.

Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde reviewed the rain situation on Tuesday and said over 3,500 persons had been shifted to safer places from flood-prone and vulnerable spots across the state, PTI reported. 

As Mumbai and its adjoining areas were lashed by heavy showers on Tuesday, causing water-logging at a number of places, Maharashtra's new chief minister Eknath Shinde took stock of the situation and directed state administration officials to take necessary precautions and ensure there was no loss of life or damage to property.

Due to 0.5 ft of water logging, vehicular movement is slow at Andheri Market, says Mumbai Traffic Police

A landslide was reported at 3.31 pm along the Mumbra Bypass Road in Thane, on the lane going towards Panvel from Thane. No injuries were reported.

Two teams of NDRF have been deployed in Kolhapur, Mumbai after a yellow alert of heavy rains in the ghat areas today was issued, ANI reported.

A heavy traffic bottleneck was reported at the Mankoli naka in Bhiwandi, one of the vital links that connects Thane, Bhiwnadi, Kalyan – Nashik highway, due to heavy downpour on Tuesday afternoon. Read more

Parts of Mumbai have been waterlogged and traffic movement affected as city is witnessing heavy rain since last night. The IMD has predicted moderate to heavy rain in the city and its suburbs over the next 24 hours, with a possibility of very heavy showers at isolated places. Several videos on social media show inundated Sion, Andheri areas and people wading through knee-deep waters. Watch video

One of the newly constructed road leading to the Navi Mumbai International Airport, below the Ulwe and Wahal flyovers in Panvel Taluka was water logged owing to heavy rainfall since Tuesday morning. Some vehicles were stuck on the road including a private bus, which were then towed. "The vehicular movement on the roads have been closed and the work of pumping out the water, is going on. The motorists have to take longer route to reach their destination," deputy commissioner of police, traffic, Purushottam Karad, said

Waterlogging reported at railway tracks at Mankhurd railway stations Trains on the harbour railway operating with delay of 15 minutes between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) and Panvel railway stations.

Due to an accident at the Mankhurd Railway bridge, south-bound vehicular movement is slow. Our Traffic police personnel are at the location to ease the traffic, says Mumbai traffic police

Local trains operating with speed restrictions near Mankhurd railway station on the harbour railway of the Central Railway. Waterlogging reported at railway tracks at Mankhurd railway stations Trains on the harbour railway operating with delay of 15 minutes between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) and Panvel railway stations.

Mumbai witnessed heavy rainfall as commuters faced a hard time wading to waterlogged roads across the city on Tuesday. Several low-lying areas in the city witnessed water logging due to heavy downpour leading to long bottlenecks and traffic snarls on many arterial roads. Read more

The BEST undertaking, which provides public bus services in Mumbai and neighbouring cities, was forced to divert its buses via alternate routes, due to inundation in Sion, Chembur, Bandra, Air India Colony, Kurla and few other locations, an official told PTI.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a 'yellow alert' for Satara district, where Mahabaleshwar and the Koyna dam are located, predicting heavy rains on Tuesday and the next two days at isolated places in some areas of the Western Ghats

A 16-feet long security wall in the Mumbra area collapsed on 4th July, owing to the incessant rainfall in Thane. Seventeen families from the Anil Bhagat Chawl have been temporarily shifted to the Thane Municipal Corporation school.

Waterlogging reported near Kurla- Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) and Panvel railway station. Local trains are operating with 30 minutes delay on Central Railway.

Portion of a compound wall of a house collapsed on Tuesday morning. The incident was reported at around 9:40 am on Tuesday and according to preliminary information from BMC, the house was empty and the collapse happened after a tree had fallen on one of the portions of the house. Currently Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) and Police Vans are at spot. No casualty has been reported so far.