21 August,2017 10:11 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Mumbai witnessed heavy rainfall on Saturday and Sunday and if sources at the IMD are to be believed heavy rain showers are expected to lash city in the next two days as well
Commuters riding through a rain-lashed street in Mumbai on Saturday. Pic/Sameer Markande
Rains continued to lash Mumbai for the second consecutive day on Sunday, which led to water-logging in some low lying areas affecting traffic on these routes, a senior civic official said.
According to weather bureau IMD, heavy rainfall is expected for the next 48 hours.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) official said though no major traffic snarls were reported in Mumbai, traffic was diverted in areas like Dadar and Andheri which witnessed water logging.
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Heavy flooding was witnessed at Andheri subway and outside National college in Bandra West, according to BMC's Disaster Management Cell. Other places where water-logging was reported were Worli, Bandra, Kurla, Andheri and some eastern suburbs.
The IMD has predicted heavy rainfall for the next two days. Pic/Nimesh Dave
Sources at the India Meterological Department (IMD) are predicting incessant rains for Monday as well and expect the heavy downpour to continue for the next two days.
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From 8 am to 3 pm Sunday, the weather station in Mumbai city recorded 63.29 mm rain, that in eastern suburb recorded 64.45 mm rain, while the station in western suburb registered 64.34 mm rainfall, said BMC's deputy municipal commissioner Sudhir Naik.
He said buses were diverted in Andheri and Dadar, while pumps were pressed into service to flush out excess water in low lying areas.
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"There was a 4.49 m high tide today at 11.05 am and another high tide will be at 11.11 pm.
"Besides, the meteorological department has predicted heavy rain for the next 24 hours and our machinery is ready to tackle any eventuality," he said while briefing reporters at the BMC headquarters.
Children play football on a water-logged street in Parel. Pic/Tanvi Phondekar
According to another official in the control room, heavy rain in last 12-hours caused water-logging in low-lying areas of Sion, Dadar, Mumbai Central, Kurla, Andheri, Sakinaka affecting traffic movement.
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Heavy rains have ensured sufficient water stock in reservoirs. Out of seven reservoirs that supply water to Mumbai city four are yet to overflow, Naik said.
As per BMC figures, from August 19 to 20, western suburbs recorded 91.06 mm rain, island city 31.54 mm and eastern suburbs 30.75 mm.
- With inputs from PTI
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