Heavy rains lash Mumbai; public transport services experience delays
The Hindu
Incessant rains in Mumbai cause public transport delays and waterlogging, with IMD predicting more heavy rainfall ahead.
Incessant rains with intermittent spells of moderate to heavy showers since Friday morning (July 12) have slowed down public transport services and traffic in Mumbai.
Several parts of the country’s financial capital received more than 15 mm of rainfall between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. Due to heavy rains, low-lying areas such as Sion saw waterlogging prompting the authorities to divert road traffic.
In the Western suburbs, the Andheri subway between Andheri and Jogeshwari railway stations was also waterlogged.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Mumbai issued a “Nowcast” warning at 8 a.m., predicting heavy “intense spells of rain very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Mumbai during next 3-4 hours”.
The weatherman has predicted “moderate to heavy rain in the city and suburbs” with the possibility of “very heavy rainfall at isolated places” for the next 24 hours for the Maharashtra capital.
A civic official said there will be a high tide of 3.87 metres in the Arabian Sea at 4.09 p.m. Being a saucer-shaped city, high tides coupled with heavy rains can trigger flooding as water doesn't get discharged into the sea at that time.
“In the 24 hours that ended at 8 a.m. on Friday, Mumbai’s island city recorded an average 93.16 mm of rainfall. The figure was 66.03 mm and 78.93 mm for eastern Mumbai and western Mumbai, respectively,” a civic official said.