In a recent update by the BMC, 1,000 people have been evacuated from Kranti Nagar, Kurla, "to prevent any untoward incidents due to an overflowing Mithi River"
A vehicle splashes water on a flooded street after heavy rain showers in Mumbai on July 1, 2019. Heavy rains flooded parts of India's financial capital of Mumbai on Monday as the country's four-month summer monsoon swung into full force. Pic/AFP
With a continuous downpour on Tuesday, Mumbai has come to a standstill. The BMC has diverted traffic in many areas. Areas like Parel and Dadar are still under water. Following heavy rainfall, Nalasopara station is also waterlogged. There was traffic congestion on roads and delays in train movement.
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Water logging at Vakola Junction, Postal colony, Near Chunabhatti Railway station, Vakola road #MumbaiRainsLiveUpdates #MumbaiRainsLive #MumbaiRains pic.twitter.com/L5ShpwVxfP
— माà¤Âu00c2u009dà¥Âu00c2u0080 Mumbai, à¤Âu00c2u0086पलà¥Âu00c2u0080 BMC (@mybmc) July 2, 2019
Water pumped out at Netaji Palkar Chowk, Andheri, S V Road Andheri Subway & Sakinaka #MumbaiRains #MumbaiRainsLiveUpdates #MumbaiRainUpdates #MCGMUpdates pic.twitter.com/dnfXNNtPN8
— माà¤Âu00c2u009dà¥Âu00c2u0080 Mumbai, à¤Âu00c2u0086पलà¥Âu00c2u0080 BMC (@mybmc) July 2, 2019
As per recent updates by the BMC, water has successfully been pumped out of Hind Mata and Andheri subway. Long-distance trains from different parts of India, expected to reach Mumbai, have also been stranded at various locations en route, details of which are awaited. Train number 12935 Bandra Terminus to Surat Intercity of July 2 has been cancelled, Western Railway said in a bulletin.
Due to heavy rains and water logging on tracks in Palghar, On July 2, 19023 Janta Exp is rescheduled at 8.25 hrs ex Mumbai Central.19015 Saurashtra Exp rescheduled at 9.20 hrs ex Mumbai Central. 11104 Bandra T-Jhansi Exp rescheduled at 08.00 hrs ex Bandra T.
In a recent update by the BMC, 1,000 people have been evacuated from Kranti Nagar, Kurla, "to prevent any untoward incidents due to an overflowing Mithi River".
Road traffic also continued to be for the second consecutive day in the city and suburbs as many areas were waterlogged, the subways in Andheri, Jogeshwari, Vile Parle, and Dahisar flooded. The two highways, main and arterials roads remained virtually deserted as people chose to remain indoors, autorickshaws, taxis, and aggregator cabs were also largely missing. With the main lifelines of the millions of Mumbai commuters, the roads and trains remaining practically off-bounds, the state government early today declared a precautionary holiday for Mumbai.
#WRUpdates 2/7/19.8.15 hrs. As water receded to some extent at Nallasopara,WR locals are being run with a frequency of 30 mins btwn Vasai https://t.co/14GNMTlc14 are running normal btwn Churchgate- Vasai Rd. AC local will not be run today. @drmbct @RailMinIndia @PiyushGoyalOffc
— Western Railway (@WesternRly) July 2, 2019
Suburban train running pattern today. @mybmc @m_indicator @RidlrMUM @mumbairailusers @mumbai_locals @SlowLocal @drmmumbaicr pic.twitter.com/hUrTI0Rkxn
— Central Railway (@Central_Railway) July 2, 2019
The Central Railway (CR) early on Tuesday suspended suburban train services after incessant heavy rain flooded tracks at several spots between Mumbai-Thane, and services on Western Railway were also hit as Maharashtra government declared a precautionary public holiday for the city, officials said. The CR train services, which were earlier suspended between Thane-Kurla, were suspended from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus to Thane due to tracks getting submerged at various locations on the route and delays were reported on WR suburban network.
There is no electricity in several areas in Mumbai, as the distribution companies have had to switch off supply due to the threat of water inundating critical infrastructure. The worst-hit areas because of water logging are Kurla, parts of Andheri, Sion, Dadar, among others.
#Mumbairains Would like to announce and confirm that tomm 2nd July 2019 has been declared as holiday ,for all schools( public & private ) in Mumbai , Navi Mumbai, Thane , kokan areas ! Stay safe ! @mybmc @Dev_fadnavis @CMOMaharashtra
— ashish shelar (@ShelarAshish) July 1, 2019
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has appealed to people not to step out unless absolutely necessary in view of the continuous downpour. While the government has declared a holiday for schools and colleges, road, rail, and air traffic are also hit.
Due to heavy rain forecast in Mumbai even today by IMD, People are advised to stay indoors unless there is any emergency.#MumbaiRainsLive #MumbaiRainsLiveUpdates #MumbaiRains
— CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) July 2, 2019
Both IMD and Skymet have forecast heavy rains to continue till July 5. The BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had declared a holiday for all schools and colleges, and the state government expanded it to include other parts of coastal Konkan region.
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