Mumbai: Heavy rains lashing Mumbai over night led to water logging in many parts of the metropolis
on Wednesday, prompting disruption of road and rail traffic,officials said.
Rains across the island city and the western suburbs picked up late on Tuesday evening. There were intense spells
across Mumbai for a few hours overnight, an official said. On Wednesday morning, public transport services were
hit and normal life affected in the financial capital due to heavy downpour and waterlogging.
Several streets and low-lying areas were waterlogged due to overnight rains and the road traffic was also badly
hit, a civic official said. Some vehicles broke down in the water, affecting the traffic movement, he added.
Mumbai’s municipal commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal has asked that all offices and establishments in the city, barring essential services, be shut on Wednesday due to the downpour and IMD’s forecast of “heavy to very heavy rains” in the city.
A Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) release said Chahal has also appealed Mumbaikars not to step out of
their homes, unless it is an emergency.
A Central Railway spokesperson said suburban services were suspended at 5 am on Wednesday following heavy rains
along the tracks.
“Due to heavy rain and waterlogging in Sion-Kurla and Chunabhatti-Kurla, traffic has been suspended on CSMT-Thane
and CSMT-Vashi sections for safety reasons,” he said.Special shuttle services are being run between Thane-
Kasara, Thane-Karjat and Vashi-Panvel stations, while several long distance trains have been rescheduled, he said.
The Western Railway also said its suburban train service has been suspended due to heavy rain and water logging between Churchgate-Andheri stations.
Suburban locals service is running normally between
Andheri and Virar,” it tweeted.
