Heavy rains in Mumbai cause waterlogging: public life halted

Four days of heavy rain warning in Mumbai: Orange and Red Alert

Sweet impact on local as well as vehicular traffic, many families living on the banks of the sweet river were evacuated

Mumbai: After a long hiatus, rains have returned for two days across Maharashtra, including Mumbai. But the intensity of the rain that started late Thursday night was heavy. So, following the torrential rains, the whole of Mumbai became waterlogged today and the public life of Mumbaigara was badly affected. The city received 11 inches of rain in twenty-four hours.

There is a warning of heavy rains in the Konkan, including Mumbai, for the next four days. A red alert from Orange has been issued by the weather department. There were various mishaps including house and wall, falling trees, but no casualties were reported.

Mumbai's suburban service was disrupted. The Central Railway service was disrupted due to flooding on the tracks. As a result, going to work in the morning and the working class had to suffer a lot. In addition to the low-lying areas of the city, the Kovid Centers were flooded. The sweet river flowed high beyond the dangerous surface. As a result, 250 families living near the river were evacuated by the Mumbai Municipal Corporation.

However, it had been raining since noon and it was raining in some places. However, as the city became waterlogged, the drains were not cleaned properly. The low-lying areas of the city, as well as roads and highways, were flooded. As a result, traffic and buses were diverted. Several vehicles and buses broke down. There were long queues of vehicles on the highway.

Government, semi-government, private office, court as well as essential service personnel had great difficulty in getting to work. But many could not go to work. In societies and slums, the citizens who had to fetch water from their knees had to suffer a lot.

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) was called to Mumbai from Pune to fill the water in the city. Sources said that those trapped in the water were called for rescue. During the last 24 hours from 8.30pm on Thursday to 8.30pm tonight, 270 mm of rain fell in Santa Cruz. (11 inches) and 51 mm in Colaba. The observatory noted (two inches) of rain.

The torrential rains caused panic trees to collapse, houses to collapse and short circuits in the city. The tracks in the Central Railway were submerged in water. The suburban service of the Central Railway was disrupted due to flooding in the tracks between Kurla-Sion-Matunga. As the water receded, the service gradually returned to normal. While the harbor line was also flooded at Wadala, Kurla, Mankhurd. Harbor service was disrupted.