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