29 August,2017 01:35 PM IST | Mumbai | PTI
Incessant rains in parts of Mumbai in the last 12 hours caused waterlogging in few low-lying areas and resulted in traffic snarls at some points, although the train services were not hampered, officials said
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Incessant rains in parts of the city in the last 12 hours caused waterlogging in few low-lying areas and resulted in traffic snarls at some points, although the train services were not hampered, officials said.
Taking into consideration the heavy rainfall warning of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said it was ready to tackle "any eventuality".
The continuous showers caused waterlogging in Sion, Dadar, Mumbai Central, Kurla, Andheri, Sakinaka areas, which ultimately resulted in slowing down of the traffic, although no major traffic jam was reported.
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"From 8 am to 3 pm today, three of BMC-run weather stations in the city recorded heavy and incessant rains. The weather station in Mumbai city recorded 30.92 mm rain, while those in eastern and western suburbs recorded 15.56 mm and 12.42 mm rainfall respectively during that period," a statement issued by civic body said.
"Despite heavy rains, no untoward incident was reported and suburban services of the Central Railway, Western Railway and the Harbour line were normal. The BEST buses were also running smoothly," it added. There was 3.50 meter high tide today at 4.09 pm in the evening. "Long spells of heavy rains in the last few days led to the increase in the water stock in the city's four reservoirs. They can overflow very soon and this is a good news for the city," a BMC official said.
Referring to IMD's forecast for the next 24 hours, the statement said that heavy to very heavy rain is predicted for the next 24 hours in Mumbai city and suburbs. "Considering the heavy rainfall warning, our machinery is ready to tackle any eventuality," an official attached to the disaster management cell of the BMC said.
According to the official, four minor incidents of falling of tree branches, five cases of short-circuit and three cases of collapse of parts of houses were reported. "A man named Dinanath Yadav (50) received injuries while he was carrying out some home repair work in suburban Juhu, when a portion of slab fell on him," he said.
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