Mumbai is witnessing heavy rain since last night, with parts of the city waterlogged and traffic movement affected. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted moderate to heavy rain in the city and its suburbs over the next 24 hours, with a possibility of very heavy showers at isolated places. Maharashtra heavy Rainfall, issued alert, CM Eknath Shinde call emergency meeting.
Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday held a meeting on the rain in Mumbai. Mumbai local train services and road traffic has been hit due to heavy rainfall. Local train services on the Central Railway mainline between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus(CSMT)- Kalyan/Karjat/Kasara and between CSMT and Panvel are operating with delays of 15 minutes owing to heavy rainfall, the Central Railways said.
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has asked administrations of six districts to prepare for shifting residents in flood prone areas if needed, said Chief Minister’s Office. District administration of Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg as well as Kolhapur have been put on alert. NDRF teams are deputed, said the CMO.
Andheri subway has been closed due to water logging leading to traffic congestion. According to Mumbai traffic police control room, there is water logging at Ashish Cinema at Chembur. Massive waterlogging at Sion Circle in Mumbai, commuters are seen wading through the waters to reach their destinations.
Heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places is very likely over east Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Konkan area of Maharashtra, Goa, coastal Karnataka, and Kerala, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday. Following heavy to very heavy rainfall since Sunday, several rivers across Konkan coast in Maharashtra, especially in Ratnagiri district, have been flowing above danger mark, leading to flooding of the low-lying areas and prompting deployment of NDRF for rescue efforts on Monday.
With the Jagabudi river in Khed tehsil flowing above danger mark, residents in the area have been directed to evacuate. The NDRF has deployed its team along with the dog squad at Chiplun in Konkan area, according to an official from the State Disaster Management Authority. Jagbudi, Vashishthi, Shashtri, Sonavi, Kajali, Kodavali, Muchkundi and Bavnadi rivers have been flowing above their respective danger marks since Monday morning, local administration said.
Meanwhile, the death toll in the massive landslide that struck a railway construction camp at Tupul in Manipur’s Noney district rose to 47 on Monday as five more bodies were retrieved from under the debris on the fifth day of the search and rescue operations, officials said. In Assam, meanwhile, the flood situation improved on Monday as the number of affected people declined to nearly 14 lakh from the previous day’s 18.35 lakh, with the death of one more person that took the toll to 180, an official bulletin said.
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In other news, a heavy rain alert has been sounded for Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Pune, Beed, Latur, Jalna, Parbhani and several other areas in Maharashtra till July 8, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday. Coming to the northern side, hot and humid weather conditions prevailed in the Delhi on Monday with the maximum temperature settling at 36.8 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year. The minimum temperature was recorded at 27.4 degrees Celsius, which is also normal for this time of the year. Humidity levels, however, oscillated between 62 per cent and 89 per cent.
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