The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Wednesday declared a holiday for all private offices and establishments, except emergency servic...
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Wednesday declared a holiday for all private offices and establishments, except emergency services, after heavy rain overnight led to severe waterlogging in several parts of the city, ANI reported.
The India Meteorological Department said the city received heavy to very heavy rainfall with extremely heavy downpour at isolated places in the last 24 hours. Santacruz locality recorded 286.4 mm of rainfall till 8.30 am on Wednesday, while Colaba in South Mumbai recorded 147.8 mm of rain, the weather body said. In Thane, 119.8 mm of rainfall was recorded during the same period.
Meteorological Department’s Deputy Director General of Meteorology KS Hosalikar in a tweet said heavy rainfall was expected in the next 24 hours. “Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad be careful,” he added.
Train services on the Central and Harbour lines were suspended on Wednesday morning, the civic body said. However, the Western Railway line is functioning as per schedule.
A Central Railway spokesperson told PTI that suburban services were suspended at 5 am on Wednesday following heavy rain along the tracks. Due to heavy rain and waterlogging in Sion-Kurla and Chunabhatti-Kurla areas, rail services were suspended between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and Thane railway stations, he said.
The harbour railway line between CSMT and Vashi was also suspended, the spokesperson added.
