Heavy rainfall causes flooding in Mumbai suburbs, disrupts road transport
Updated On: 20 July, 2024 08:20 AM IST | A Correspondent
While the rail traffic remained unaffected, road transport was affected. Malad subway was closed to traffic due to waterlogging
Pic/Syyed Sameer Abedi
On Saturday morning, within an hour between 6 am and 7 am, Mumbai and the suburban area recorded very heavy rainfall. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's data stated that areas like Dindoshi, Goregaon and Mulund received over 40 mm of rainfall between 6 am and 7 am on July 20 which resulted in flooding in low-lying regions.
While the rail traffic remained unaffected, road transport was affected. Malad subway was closed to traffic due to waterlogging and the BEST bus route passing through the subway was diverted.
Earlier in the morning, the Mumbai Traffic Police had announced the temporary closure of the Andheri subway due to waterlogging and informed the route had been diverted through SV road.
Several parts of the city have been receiving rainfall across all parts of the city; per Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's data, the island city received an average rainfall of 66 mm from 8 pm on Friday till 6 am on Saturday while Western suburbs received 57 mm of rainfall and the Eastern suburbs received 53 mm rainfall during the period.
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The BMC data further stated that in the 24-hour that ended at 8 am, the city received an average of 91 mm of rainfall while its eastern and western suburbs received 87 mm and 93 mm of rainfall respectively.
Rainfall from 06:00 am to 07:00 am (in mm)
City
Pratiksha Nagar Municipal School:14mm
F/N Ward office:13 mm
Adarsh Nagar School Worli & Rawali Camp: 12 mm
Eastern Suburbs
Veena Nagar Mun School, Mulund: 51mm
LBS Marg Mun School Mulund Check Naka: 41mm
Ramabai Mun School Ghatkopar: 32mm
Tembhipada Mun School, Bhandup: 31 mm
Mulund Ward office: 27 mm
Western Suburbs
Dindoshi Mun School: 48mm
Dindoshi Fire station: 47 mm
Banana Leaf Juhu Dispensary: 46
Chincholi Fire stn: 45
Versova WWTL & Lagoons: 45
Malad Depot & P/E ward: 43
Goregaon: 39
HBT Mun School: 38
Magathane Depot, Varsova Pumping Stn & HBT hosp: 37
Malapa Dongari Mun School:36, Pratiksha Nagar Mun School Oshiwara & P/N Ward office: 35
Kandivali Fire stn & MHB Mun School Malad: 34,
K/W & K/E ward Office & Malvani Fire stn: 33
Arey Colony Mun School: 31
Subway
Andheri Subway: Pump started, Closed for traffic
Malad Subway: Pump started, traffic not affected.
Dahisar Subway: Pump started, traffic not affected.
Mankhrud Subway: Pump started, traffic not affected.
Poisar Subway: Pump started, traffic not affected.
Khar Subway: Pump started, traffic not affected.
Railway Traffic is Normal
BEST Traffic:
Shell colony in Chembur waterlogged. Bus route diverted via Chembur Naka
Sheeta Talkies, Kurla routes diverted via Bailbazar, Kamani & Rout no 488, 533 diverted via Bail Maniklal estate, Jambul pada.
Arey Unit no.22 Route diverted via Seepz Marol Maroshi.
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