By Admin 
Mumbai Heavy Rains: Monsoon has knocked in Maharashtra, which is seen across the state. But the most impact of this was seen in Metro City Mumbai. The people of Mumbai are upset with the onset of monsoon. The continuous rains since late night have stalled Mumbai. Its effect is being seen from the sky to the land.
A red eralt has been released by the Meteorological Department for Mumbai. The first and big impact is on Mumbai’s lifeline i.e. local train. The local services of the three railway line of Mumbai i.e. Central Railway, Harbor and Western Railway were affected, due to which the passengers going to work are facing problems.
Slow local trains going towards Kalyan on the Central Line of Central Railway are running a delay of 5 minutes, while the fast local trains coming towards Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus recorded a 40 -minute delay. Slow local services are also running late 20 minutes above normal.
Not only this, the rail service was also stalled due to water filling on the track between Bhaikhala and Masjid Bandar station on the central line. The central rail has come to a standstill due to the water filling between the sand horst road and the fraternity. The local service of up and down side has stopped. The services of the Harbor Line have also started slow due to rain. At the same time, local trains of Western Railway are also seeing a delay of up to 5 minutes.
Accidents due to rain fall due to rain
Not only the local train, but also inside the newly constructed underground metro of Mumbai, Aqua line was flooded. In which the rain water can be seen going inside the station and going on the platform. There have also been accidents of tree fall due to strong winds and rain. BMC received information about falling of trees at 4 places in Mumbai Town and 5 places in Western Subfers. Local train service is affected here.
Light to moderate rains continue in areas like Kurla, Vidya Vihar, Sion, Dadar and Parel in Mumbai. The India Meteorological Department has warned that moderate to heavy rains may continue for a few hours to come. The Meteorological Department has expressed the possibility that the intensity of rain may persist and water logging may arise in the low -lying areas.
The BMC has appealed to the citizens to get out of the house only when it is extremely necessary. The highest rainfall was recorded at Nariman Point Fire Station in just one hour between 9 am and 10 am, where 104 mm of rain was recorded.
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