Heavy rains cause major disruptions in Mumbai: Local train services hit, schools closed

MUMBAI, JULY 8: Local train services on the Central Railway routes were severely hit early Monday morning while various roads in Mumbai were waterlogged after some areas recorded more than 300 mm rainfall overnight, officials said.

The rihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in a statement said heavy rain is also expected on Monday.

It declared a holiday for the first session of the day for all the BMC, government and private schools and colleges in Mumbai municipal limits in order to avoid inconvenience to students.

“The decision for the next session will be announced after reviewing the situation,” the statement said.

Suburban services of the Central Railway were severely affected due to waterlogging of tracks on both the Main and Harbour corridors, authorities said.

The civic body’s disaster management department said suburban services on both the CR corridors resumed operation at 6.45 am.

Passengers wait at Dombivli railway station after heavy rainfall affected local train services, in Thane district

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Close Player54 persons rescued from flooded houses in Thane, bridge washed away

A bridge was washed away while 54 persons were rescued after their houses were inundated due to the very heavy rains.

At least 275 houses in different areas suffered damages and around 20 vehicles were swept away following the heavy downpour on Sunday, the district administration said in a release.

Thane received 65 mm rainfall on Sunday, it said.

Thane city recorded 120. 87 mm rain in the 24-hour period ending at 6.30 am on Monday, local civic body’s disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi said.

The city received 45.98 mm of rain in just one hour between 3.30 am and 4.30 am on Monday, he said.

Since June 1, the city has so far received 858.87 mm rainfall compared to 917.90 mm in the same period last year, he said.

Passengers wait at Dombivli railway station after heavy rainfall affected local train services, in Thane district

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Shahapur taluka in Thane district was the worst affected where a bridge on Asangaon-Mahuri road was washed away and the Barangi river in Gujrati Baug area was flooded, the release said.

Flood waters entered 70 houses in the area, damaging various household items, while 20 two-wheelers and four-wheelers were washed away, it said.

In Gotheghar area of Shahapur, water entered Wafa Nursery area where 38 occupants of three houses were rescued.

In Vashind area, 12 persons were rescued and shifted to safer places after 125 houses were inundated, officials said.

The heavy downpour also led to washing away of soil by the side of railway tracks in Atgaon.

Nearly 12 houses in Shahapur also partially collapse, the officials said.

In Bhiwandi taluka, water entered 40 houses in different houses and a ‘kutcha’ (mud) house in Goutepada also suffered damage, the officials said.

There was no report of any loss of life and local talathis (revenue officers) have been instructed to speed up the panchnama (spot inspection) and report the losses, they said.

-PTI