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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