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| Edited By: DNA Web Team |Source: DNA webdesk |Updated: Jul 09, 2018, 03:40 PM IST
Mumbai woke up to a maniac morning on Monday, with heavy rains lashing the city for the fourth day in a row. The rain did not provide any respite, prompting the state education department to declare that all education institutions, including schools and colleges will remain shut on Monday.
A number of residents chose to not venture out due to the heavy downpour, prefering to work from home.
However, for those who did step out, it was a problematic day, as train services on both Western and Central Line were delayed by at least half an hour.
At Nallasopara, which is in the northermost part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), in Palghar district, the railway station, which is an integral part of Mumbai's Western Railway, the water levels went 180 mm above the rail level, prompting delayed services and cancellation of several trains. As a precautionary measure, trains going towards Virar and heading north into Gujarat on the fast line were halted. The other three lines were still running, albeit some delays, Western Railway tweeted.
Several areas have reported water-logging of at least one feet. Areas such as King's Circle, Sathe Bridge, Suman Nagar, Mulund-Sonapur junction, Kurla Kajupada, Anand Nagar on Dahisar Link Road are some of the areas mentioned.
Meanwhile, traffic has been diverted due o water logging at Andheri subway. The south-bound traffic at Bahar bridge in Andheri is moving slow due to potholes on Sahar elevated corridor. Waterlogging has been reported at Hindmata junction, south-bound after Kalanagar bridge in Bandra and north-bound near Kherwadi junction in the same area have also witnessed water-logging.
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Rains between 8.30am to 11.30am on Monday
Heavy duty pumps throwing water from tracks at Dadar, Matunga Road, Goregaon & other locations. All efforts being made to run WR suburban services continously inspite of very heavy & incessant #MumbaiRains #WRUpdates pic.twitter.com/X52rPZ5Wma
— Western Railway (@WesternRly) July 9, 2018
Due to water-logging in SV Road Bandra, northbound traffic i.e. traffic towards Borivali has been diverted towards Turner Road and Linking Road, while traffic moving towards Churchgate has been diverted from Khar traffic chowky to Linking Road: Mumbai police
Meanwhile, Sandhurst Road that is a station on both the Central and Harbour Line saw a portion of a wall collapse. While nobody was hurt, it did affect the train services. The debris was cleared soon after.
#MumbaiRainsLive: Debris from the wall collapse at #Sandhurst station has been removed from the tracks.
— Mumbai Live (@MumbaiLiveNews) July 9, 2018
cc: @RidlrMUM @mumbairailusers @mumbairail @RailMumbai #MumbaiRains #MumbaiRains2018 #MumbaiMonsoon pic.twitter.com/rHgwRmWRi1
Maharashtra Education Minister declares holiday today in all schools and colleges in Mumbai Metropolitan Region due to heavy rainfall.
Precautionary holiday declared for schools, colleges in Mumbai Metropolitan Region for the safety of the students due to the heavy rainfall experienced in the city and the suburban areas. Heavy rains forecasted, every one is advised to stay safe.
— Vinod Tawde (@TawdeVinod) July 9, 2018
DNA photographer Hemant Padalkar managed to capture the situation at Sion station. Sion, already a low-lying area, is one of the first places that gets flooded in Mumbai due to heavy rains.
Meanwhile, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced that 100% compensation would be given to those who had reported losses due to the rains in the state
At 11 am, Hindmata recorded six inches of water-logging. Five pumps are in operation, and four main sewer manholes were opened to drain out excess water. BMC staff was on site to conduct the operations.
Ride aggregator Uber had spiked its rates, with a fare between Vakola in Santacruz and Marol in Andheri East, which is a distance of 9 kilometres. At 11 am, the rate was Rs 388, but users said that the price had gone up to Rs 600. Normally, the rate is between Rs 150 and Rs 200
The diaster management cell has also issued warnings of venturing into sea, particularly during high tide. High tide, they have announced, will be at 8.19 pm and with a height of 3.62 metres.
— Disaster Management (@DisasterMgmtMum) July 9, 2018
According to IMD, Colaba in South Mumbai has received a total of 170.6 mm, while Santacruz has received 122.0 mm.
Meanwhile, motorists have been cautioned to avoid Hindmata in Parel due to slow-moving traffic and heavy water-logging. Instead, it is advised to use the Parel flyover for north (Thane)-south (Mumbai CST) and towards Elphinstone or Sewri.
The BMC's disaster management cell has already announced the diverted routes taken by BEST buses
The disaster management cell further announced the amount of rainfall in several areas.
