Mumbai Rains: Rain holds city under seige, at least five dead in Thane and Vikhroli
Heavy rainfall across Mumbai city and suburban have hit the normal life in the city.
Torrential rain accompanied by strong winds pummelled Mumbai today, disrupting rail, road and air services, uprooting trees, swamping homes, and bringing the megapolis and satellite towns to their knees.People's woes were compounded by the high tide that prevented natural drainage of water into the sea.Meteorological department sources said Mumbai recorded copious rain of 65 mm in just three hours.
Thousands of vehicles were stranded on arterial roads in Lower Parel, Dadar, Kurla, Andheri, Khar West, Ghatkopar, Sion and Hindmata areas that were under knee to waist deep water for several hours, many having broken down.Suburban rail services, the lifeline of the metropolis, were thrown out of gear.
Train services on all three suburban railway lines-- Central, Western and Harbour lines--have been paralysed.Having waited for hours on end with water showing no signs of receding, fidgety passengers were seen jumping off stationary trains and walking along the tracks to their destinations.Commuters were seen standing under knee deep water on the steps of buses in low lying areas like Parel. Traffic crawled at snail's pace on important roads, including the Eastern and Western Express Highway, Sion-Panvel highway and LBS Marg.
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CP Navi Mumbai said that they are now releasing traffic from Goa-Mumbai and Pune-Mumbai Highway. He said: "As the traffic position in Mumbai city has improved in a way , we are releasing the traffic from Goa- Mumbai and Pune - Mumbai highway."
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Indian Navy to the rescue
The Indian Navy has put up four rain shelters for Mumbaikars stranded away from their homes due to incessant rains and water logging in the city over the last 36 hours. This is in addition to almost 1700 Defence Civilians, including ladies, being accommodated with the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai and 400 civilian employees being accommodated at Anger and Noorbhoy building.
One shelter is located at the Sailors' Institute 'Sagar' at Cooperage which is close to Churchgate station as well as Colaba and Nariman Point areas. The other three shelters are located at the naval base INS Trata at Worli, the naval base INS Hamla at Marve near Malad and the Material Organisation campus at Ghatkopar.
Contact numbers for the shelters are: Sagar, Cooperage - 22848518, INS Trata, Worli - 24933795, 24920492, INS Hamla, Marve - 29992600, 29992700 and Material Organisation Ghatkopar - 8422806253, 25043606
These shelters will operate to provide a safe haven and basic food, water and first aid for Mumbaikars till the situation improves and waters recede.
Thane - Kalyan fast up and down and trans harbour trains running
Vehicles coming from Goa and Pune have been advised not to enter the rain-battered Mumbai
The Navi Mumbai Police has issued directives to its traffic wing to send back cars, buses, trucks and other heavy vehicles and not allow them until the traffic situation in Mumbai normalises. As torrential rains pounded the financial capital and adjoining districts of Thane, Navi Mumbai and Raigad, police is taking precautionary measures to avoid any untoward incident and ease traffic on the roads, official said. "As vehicular traffic condition in Mumbai is worsening, vehicles travelling towards Mumbai from Goa-Mumbai highway and Pune-Mumbai highway are advised not to enter Mumbai as they will get stuck after the Vashi toll plaza (in Navi Mumbai)," Commissioner of Police, Navi Mumbai, Hemant Nagrale said.
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Maha CMO tweeted: “In the wake of warnings issued by #IMD people in Mumbai and areas around #Mumbai are advised to stay back home unless there is an emergency. However, the essential services and critical staff in the Government will be on duty tomorrow."
CM Devendra Fadnavis instructs to suspend toll collection at all Mumbai entry points and sea link till rain situation gets back to normal.
In light of the deluge, the Mumbai-Pune Express Highway has been partially been shut until the situation improves.
A state highway police official said the Mumbai bound lane is partially shut. However, vehicles are being allowed to travel to Pune.
Some reports said the old Mumbai-Pune Highway is also closed.
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Meanwhile, Siddhivinayak Mandir has organised residential facillity for those stranded. Shiv Sena's Aadesh Bandekar said: "Siddhivinayak Mandir has organised residential facility with food for people stranded in Dadar, Prabhadevi, Shivaji Park, Mahim. "Around 500 ppl can have accomodation on the second floor of the mandir."
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BMC activates emergency helpline number
The BMC has activated emergency helpline numbers. Mumbaikars are requested to call Mumbai Police helpline (100) or BMC helpline (1916) in case of emergencies.
Electricity has been cut in some areas of the city like Chembur and Mulund.
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BEST to operate extra buses in light of traffic problem:
10 buses from Vikhroli on Route 302
3 buses from Backbay on Route 83
1 bus from Wadala on Route 10
10 buses from Sion to Mulund Check Naka on Route 302
12 buses from Backbay to Santacruz on Route 83
2 buses from Wadala to CSMT on Route 10Ltd.
2 buses from Deonar to CSMT on Route C50
3 buses from Mumbai Central to Tata Power on Route 351
2 buses from Hutatma Chowk to Andheri on Route 84Ltd.
2 buses to Santacruz on Route 28
4 buses from Anik to CSMT on Route C6
While the situation is dire, Mumbai Metro seems to be running and has added additional services to deal with the rush.
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Ganpati Visarjan
"Due to heavy rain, visarjan of both Sarvajanik and home Ganpati will be done late as condition is very bad outside," said Mahesh Dahibavkar from Brihanmumbai Ganpati Samanvay Samiti.
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