Mumbai: Heavy rains have been lashing Mumbai since Thursday night, with several key stretches of roads completely waterlogged.

The heavy rainfall in Mumbai left the Gandhi Market area completely waterlogged by Eastern Express Highway also showed the overnight heavy rains lashing parts of the city.

Mumbai woke up to heavy rains on Friday as the heavy rainfall continued overnight, leaving several parts of the city waterlogged by the morning. Traffic worst hit, with buses being diverted on multiple routes due to waterlogging. Trains, too running late due to waterlogged railway tracks on the harbour and the slow lines.

IMD has predicted that the heavy downpour will continue across parts of Mumbai and its suburbs over the next 24 hours.

Movement of commuters badly affected as railway track waterlogged in Sion following the heavy rainfall.

Green alert has been issued by IMD for Saturday and Sunday in Mumbai.

Due waterlogging on the slow line near Kurla-Vidyavihar, trains are running 20-25 minutes late. Slow line traffic between Kurla and Vidyavihar has been diverted on the fast line.

As per Central Railway report Trains on the harbour line are also running 20-25 minutes late. while the trans-harbour line is running smoothly so far.

Meanwhile, Brihanmumbai Electric Supply & Transport (BEST) buses have also been diverted in at least 10 routes across Mumbai, including Sion Road, Gandhi Market, Hindmata Cinema, and Wadala Bridge.

However, the met department reports that the intensity of rainfall is likely to reduce soon, with light to moderate showers in isolated areas.

Mumbai has received about 302mm of rain, 77% above the seasonal normal. A significant portion of the rainfall deficit for the first 14 days of July has been made up in the past week, though it is still -22% short of the normal for the period of 376mm, as per IMD’s rainfall information.

News Input by: K.V.Raman

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