Mumbai Rains Live Update: Police diverted traffic at Railway colony, SV road

Heavy rains continue pouring down since weekend in Mumbai, leaving major parts of city waterlogged. In this week everyone is warned about the dense rainfall prediction. On Sunday, 8th July 2018, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a fresh warning of heavy to very heavy rains in Mumbai and adjoining districts. The traffic of the city can cause a problem due to water logging in some places where the BMC road work is still pending.

However, severe water-logging in Sion, Andheri, Ghatkopar, Hindmata Circle in Parel, King’s Circle in Matunga and several other areas forced the Mumbai Traffic Police to divert traffic.

Despite the incessant rains since morning, services on all the three lines of Central Railway is fine. However, a little delay is possible. Officers & staff have been deputed at low lying areas & are monitoring the situation: AK Jain, Central Railways

6:20Pm

Thanks for your observation & witty expression . Very interesting! Our field staff – who is braving the rains to keep running the trains – will certainly like it!https://t.co/S9NIuAwS7f

— Western Railway (@WesternRly) July 9, 2018

05:46pm

Popular Terrace CHS, in Borivali has been evacuated after a complaint that the structure had weakened was received, BMC Disaster Management Unit spokesperson confirmed to Moneycontrol

04:45pm

Mumbai will get heavy rains in the next four days, warn weatherman

04:33

As Mumbai received 68 millimetres in last 6 hours, Met department warns of more showers.

03:40pm

Rail tracks in Kalwa on central line are completely submerged in water.

03:11pm

Rainfall recorded between 8:30 am to 2:30pm today

Colaba :78.6mm Santacruz :68.1mm

 Water logging has been recorded in the past few hours. Traffic running smoothly at Powai-JVLR-Eastern Expressway. No major traffic congestions reported #TrafficUpdate

— Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) July 9, 2018

Gokhale Bridge has been opened (North Bound) for traffic only for Light Motor Vehicles to travel in both directions. Heavy vehicles can either use the Milan Flyover, Vile Parle OR Thakre flyover, Jogeshwari #GokhaleBridgeUpdate

— Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) July 8, 2018

The heavy downpour flooded low-lying areas of Parel, Dharavi, Matunga and King’s Circle in Mumbai and towns in the neighboring Thane district, including Diva, Dombivali, Kalyan and Ambernath, as per media reports.

The weather department is expecting widespread rainfall in the region till Wednesday.

Skymet has predicted that the offshore trough extending along the West Coast will shower moderate to heavy rains over South Gujarat, Konkan and Goa, Coastal Karnataka and Kerala. The IMD has also forecast heavy to very heavy rains in Mumbai and adjoining districts over the next 24-48 hours. While temperatures have dropped due to continuous rainfall, the onset of monsoon has disrupted routine life in pockets of Maharashtra.

2.13 am 

Due to waterlogging at Railway colony, SV road , Traffic closed (Both bound)
1 ) North bound traffic is diverted towards Turner road ➡ Linking road &
2 ) South bound traffic is diverted from Khar traffic chowky ➡ Linking road. #TrafficUpdate #mumbairains

— Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) July 9, 2018

11.46 am
Schools, colleges closed today due to heavy rain

9.30am
Heavy traffic near Kopra Bridge in Kharghar. People stuck in jam for more than 20 minutes.

9.20am
Trains are still being run at restricted speed at Nala Sopara due to water on railway tracks.

In view of water 180 mm above rail level due to incessant rains, traffic on UP fast line at Nallasopara Station has been stopped resulting in delay of 15-20 mins in local services & regulation of various Mumbai bound trains at/beyond Virar. Caution order working on other 3 lines pic.twitter.com/E7QaALslnm

— Western Railway (@WesternRly) July 9, 2018

9.15 am
Rains now have got heavy in the south and central Mumbai. But Central Railways are still working.

Inspite of such heavy rains, trains are running

— Central Railway (@Central_Railway) July 9, 2018

9.10 am
Colaba recorded 171mm, Santacruz recorded 122mm. Heavy rains to continue today for Mumbai region.

9.05 am
No holiday has been declared by the authorities in Mumbai as heavy rainfall continues to lash the city

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9.04 am
Traffic police advise Mumbaikars to venture on the roads only if necessary. Traffic was building on the Western Express way, SV Road and Link Road. Traffic at Dadar, Matunga and Sion was also moving at a slow pace due to waterlogging in Hindmata at Dadar and Gandhi Market area in Kings Circle.

8.56 am

#Maharashtra: Heavy rain has led to a flood-like situation in Thane. pic.twitter.com/XZRBdbm1n1

— ANI (@ANI) July 9, 2018

8.55 am
Severe waterlogging reported on Mumbai-Thane Godbunder road. No autos running

8.38 am
Trains are being run at restricted speed at Nala Sopara due to water on railway tracks. There is no water logging anywhere else on Western Railway routes. Suburban services are functioning: Western Railway PRO

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