Mumbai Heavy Rains: The Meteorological Department has said that the next 48 hours will be crucial. The Meteorological Department has issued a red alert and said that Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts may receive heavy rains in the next 48 hours.
Mumbai Heavy Rains: Continuous heavy rains in the country’s financial capital Mumbai and different parts of Maharashtra have disrupted life. Mumbai has recorded 300 mm of rain in the last 24 hours. Due to this, roads have turned into rivers in many areas due to heavy waterlogging and waterlogging. Traffic in the city has come to a standstill. The speed of local trains, which are called the lifeline of Mumbai, has also been slowed down as many railway lines have been submerged in water. Local trains have been stopped at many places. Apart from this, Sion-Kurla and CSMT-Karjat routes have been closed.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has also announced the closure of government, semi-government offices, schools and colleges. Air services have also been disrupted. Many flights are operating late. Water has also entered the High Court building premises. Meanwhile, the Meteorological Department has said that the next 48 hours will be crucial. The Meteorological Department has again issued a red alert and said that heavy to very heavy rains may occur in the next 48 hours for Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts. ‘High alert’ has been declared in these areas.
CM Fadnavis reviewed the situation
Looking at the situation, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis reviewed the situation and asked all departments to remain alert. Due to the rain in Maharashtra for the last few days, 10 people have died in the state so far. Apart from this, properties and crops have also been damaged on a large scale. Due to rain and floods, hundreds of people have had to be shifted to safer places.
High alert declared in half a dozen districts
Apart from train services and flights being affected in Mumbai and its metropolitan region, heavy rains lashed other districts including Gadchiroli in Vidarbha region and Nanded in Marathwada region. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, after reviewing the flood situation with the disaster management department, said the next 48 hours will be crucial for more than half a dozen districts, including Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg, where ‘high alert’ has been declared.
Mumbai receives record rainfall of nearly 300 mm
The Chief Minister informed that eight people died in the floods caused by cloudburst-like situation in Nanded district of Maharashtra, while Mumbai received record rainfall of nearly 300 mm. He said that due to heavy rains, crops on 12 to 14 lakh acres of land have been damaged. Fadnavis said that water is being released from dams and coordination is being done with neighbouring states for water management.
The Chief Minister said that the District Magistrates have been authorised to take decisions regarding providing financial assistance to the affected persons for loss of cattle, damage to houses and loss of life and property, as per the NDRF rules. He said that the administration has been asked to inspect the crop damage on the spot.
Mumbai’s low lying areas inundated
Due to heavy rains throughout the night, low lying areas of Mumbai were inundated, affecting suburban rail services. Due to this, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation declared a holiday in all government and semi-government offices. The Mumbai High Court hears cases from 11 am to 5 pm on normal days, but due to rain, the proceedings could continue only till 12.30 pm.
Torrential rain predicted
Schools and colleges have also been closed in view of the ‘red alert’ issued by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). The IMD has predicted torrential rains at different places in Mumbai and neighboring districts on Tuesday. The Directorate of Higher Education has declared a holiday in all colleges in the Konkan region, which will also apply to institutions in Palghar, Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts.
The aviation sector has also been affected by heavy rains and at least eight flights have been diverted. At the same time, many flights were delayed. A monorail train carrying at least 200 passengers got stuck between Mysore Colony and Bhakti Park station amid heavy rains in Mumbai on Tuesday evening. The fire department and other agencies evacuated these passengers with the help of a crane. Mumbai Additional Municipal Commissioner Ashwini Joshi said that more than 200 passengers were evacuated from the stuck monorail.