Mumbai Rain highlights: Met centre issues ‘yellow alert’ to parts of state for next four days

Incessant rains in Mumbai on Thursday caused waterlogging in some low-lying areas as well on railway tracks near Marine Lines in south Mumbai and road traffic slowed down in some parts of the city.

The civic body operated pumps to drain out water at Marine Lines and some other places.

Commuters complained of waterlogging on tracks between Churchgate and Marine Lines stations, but the Western Railway said the train services was not disturbed.

Nature unleashed its fury as heavy rains battered many parts of the state on Thursday, including the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, Konkan, Vidarbha and parts of western Maharashtra. Read more

Traffic jams and serpentine queues of vehicles on the Sion-Panvel highway have become a common feature for motorists. Read more

Potholes on the Captain Vinayak Gore Flyover, a vital east-west connector in Vile Parle, is causing a traffic jam which in turn doubles the commute time for motorists.

After the Gokhale bridge, a key Andheri east-west connector, has been shut since November last year, the two nearest alternative routes are Andheri Subway to its north and this flyover to its south. Read more

Due to incessant rain, many low-lying areas in Bhiwandi and Mira Bhayandar in Thane district, while Vasai and Virar in Palghar district were inundated, officials told news agency PTI.

A 32-year-old man was swept away in a swollen nullah near a creek in Kalwa town of Thane district while he was fishing amid intense showers, they said. Due to incessant rains, many low-lying areas in Bhiwandi and Mira Bhayandar in Thane district, while Vasai and Virar in Palghar district were inundated, the officials said. 

Chief of Disaster Management Cell of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) Yasin Tadvi said a man, identified only as Dosa, had gone near a creek in Kalwa around 11.30 am for fishing when he fell into a nearby nullah and got swept away.

In the wake of heavy rains and floods in Maharashtra, 13 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams are kept on standby in various districts in the state.

Amid the heavy rainfall, different areas of Mumbai City witnessed waterlogging on Thursday.

According to India Meteorological Department, Mumbai has received over 90 per cent of the average seasonal rainfall till Thursday. The Average monsoon rainfall in Mumbai is 2300 mm and the number has already touched 2128 mm. The number marks 92.5 per cent of the annual average rainfall in Mumbai.

Two people, including a teenager, were reported to have drowned in separate incidents in Thane district on Thursday. Read more

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a 'yellow' alert for Mumbai, predicting heavy rainfall at isolated places on Friday. In Maharashtra's Palghar and Thane, a holiday has been declared for all the primary, secondary and higher secondary schools on Friday in view of the heavy rainfall alert. Read more

Heavy rains in Nanded in Maharashtra on Thursday resulted in flood-like situation in some parts, leading to the death of two persons and the shifting of 60-70 families to safety, officials said.

All seven circles of Nanded received heavy rain during the day, leading to water entering homes in some villages, they said.

An official said one Ashok Poshetti drowned in Bellori Nala in Kinwat when he tried to cross a flooded bridge, while one Pradip Boyale died in a rain-related incident in Rajura Budruk.

Thane and Palghar administrations declared a holiday for schools, junior colleges for Friday amid the prediction of heavy rain in the region.

Rainfall in Mumbai from 8:30am to 5:30pm on Thursday

Santacruz 75.8mm

Colaba 85.8mm

Bandra 68.5mm

Dahisar 159.5mm

Ram mandir 82.0mm

Chembur 60.5mm

Byculla 84.0mm

CSMT 83.5mm

Matunga 69.0mm

Incessant heavy rainfall in Mumbai on Thursday caused flooding in low-lying areas, disrupted local train services and slowed down traffic in some parts of the city due to waterlogging.

The India Meteorological Department's Mumbai Centre forecast suggested continued heavy to very heavy rainfall in the city and suburbs, with a possibility of extremely heavy rainfall in isolated places.

Active monsoon conditions are expected to persist over parts of Konkan and the adjoining ghat areas of Madhya Maharashtra in the next 2-3 days, IMD said.

As a result of incessant rainfall in the catchment area, the Tansa dam started overflowing and 15 of its gates were opened, from where 1,65,000 cusecs of water was being discharged, officials said. In neighbouring Palghar district, 8,400 cusecs water was being released from Dhamani dam and 21,100 cusecs from the Kawadas dam.

One of the three lanes towards Mumbai was closed to remove the debris and mud, he said. Earlier in the afternoon, Mumbai-bound vehicular movement was shut for more than two hours near Adoshi tunnel due to a block (suspension of traffic) implemented to remove stones and boulders which had rolled down the hills. The highway police blocked traffic on the Mumbai-bound arm of the busy carriageway from 12 noon till 2 pm. Vehicles were allowed on the road from 2.30 pm onwards.

The intensity of rains was greater in the island city (the areas in the southern part till the causeway in Mahim) in the first half of Thursday, while the suburbs received heavy rains since late afternoon, with Dahisar in the north getting rainfall of 185.41 millimetres, they added.

As per the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's rain data, the figure was 146.80 for Borivali West, 133 mm in Kandivali, both on the northern edge of the metropolis, while it was 103 mm in Colaba and 101 mm in Fort area at the southern tip.

For Friday, the IMD has issued a 'yellow' alert for Mumbai, predicting heavy rainfall at isolated places.

Heavy rains in Mumbai on Thursday resulted in water-logging in several areas, traffic jams on most arterial roads and delay in suburban train services of both Western and Central Railways, officials said.

In the 24-hour period ending at 8.30 am on Thursday, the Colaba observatory (representative of the island city) recorded "extremely heavy" rainfall at 223.2 mm, while the Santacruz observatory (representative of suburbs) recorded 145.1 mm rainfall, as per the IMD.

Modak Sagar lake started overflowing with 2 gates opened. The total discharge is 6,000 Cusecs water. 

This is the fourth fresh water supplying lake to overflow after Tulsi lake, Vehar lake and Tansa lake.

At least ten persons were killed after being struck with lightning and drowning in separate incidents in Vidarbha region following a heavy downpour since Wednesday. The meteorological department has also issued a red alert for Chandrapur district.

According to reports reaching the divisional headquarters here, eight people died in five separate locations after being struck by lightning in the Chandrapur district on Wednesday evening. The incidents occurred amid heavy rain battering the region.

Heavy rains in Mumbai on Thursday resulted in water-logging in several areas, traffic jams on most arterial roads and delay in suburban train services of both Western and Central Railways, officials said.

The India Meteorological Department's (IMD) Mumbai centre had issued a 'red' alert for Mumbai and neighbouring Raigad district on Thursday, predicting "heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places and extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places".

For Friday, the IMD has issued a 'yellow' alert for Mumbai, predicting heavy rainfall at isolated places.

A fresh landslide occurred on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway near Kamshet tunnel on Thursday night, affecting the movement of vehicles, an official said, PTI reported. 

Vehicular traffic towards Mumbai was affected due to the landslide which took place at around 8 pm, he said. Highway police personnel were on the spot and efforts were on to remove the debris on the busy 6-lane road, said the official.