An official said that suburban trains on the main line and harbor line of the Central Railway were running behind their schedule. Local train services are currently plying only for personnel engaged in healthcare and other essential services, and are out of bounds for general passengers in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Central Railway’s chief spokesperson Shivaji Sutar said local train services of Central Railway were affected due to waterlogging on the tracks between Vikhroli and Bhandup. As a precautionary measure, suburban train services in that section of the main line were suspended from 10.35 am to 10.50 am, he said. “Trains are being run at a cautious speed between Kanjurmarg and Vikhroli stations due to heavy rains,” Sutar said.
The station yard in neighboring Thane was also flooded and as a result trains were running at a slow speed.
Sutar said a landslide occurred on one of the three railway lines early Monday in the Kasara Ghat section, located about 130 km from Mumbai. Due to the mudslide, traffic was affected only on the down line, but according to the Central Railway, trains were running on the middle and up line.
Western Railway’s suburban services between Churchgate and Dahanu Road were running normally.
Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast moderate to heavy rain and very heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over Mumbai and suburbs.
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According to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Mumbai city has received 48.88 mm of rain in the 24 hours ended at 8 am on Monday, with the eastern suburbs recording 90.65 mm and western suburbs 51.89 mm, it said. BMC It is suggested that the high tide will start at 7.29 am and the waves will reach a height of 3.60 metres. Also, another high tide with a height of 3.58 meters is expected at 7:01 pm. Low tide of 2.22 meters is very likely to occur at 1.14 pm today.
In Navi Mumbai, as per data shared by Navi Mumbai Municipal CorporationThe city received a total of 1641.44 mm of rain in the last 24 hours that ended at 8.30 am on Monday. Belapur received 151.2 mm of rain, while Nerul, Vashi, Khoparkhairane and Airoli received 165.50 mm, 155.00 mm, 256.00 mm and 222.30 mm respectively. Navi Mumbai received an average of 190.00 mm of rain from 8.30 am on Sunday to 8.30 am on Monday.
The IMD Colaba and Santa Cruz observatories have recorded 1322.4 mm and 1881.4 mm of rainfall since June 1.
Fishermen are advised not to venture into and out along the north and south Maharashtra-Goa coast till July 22.
The BMC has appealed to the people to stay in their homes till there is an emergency after incessant rains since Sunday.
On Sunday, 30 people were killed in rain-related incidents in the metropolis, including 19 in Mahul area of Chembur, where a wall collapsed on some houses following a landslide.
On Sunday evening, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray took stock of the preparedness by various government agencies to deal with any emergency. Thackeray had directed agencies to be more vigilant and asked officials to keep a watch on landslide prone areas and dilapidated buildings.
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