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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Mumbai pre-monsoon update: Mumbai, Maharashtra received heavy rainfall on Tuesday (May 20) evening. In many parts, thunderstorms and lightning incidents were recorded along with heavy rains, affecting traffic on the streets of the city. Officials said that pre-monsoon rain has an impact, which was seen more in eastern and western suburbs than Mumbai.

Western suburb Jogeshwari recorded the highest rainfall of 63 mm, while Andheri (Malpa Dongri) received 57 mm and Andheri (East) received 40 mm of rain. In the eastern suburbs, Powai recorded 38 mm in Powai, 29 mm in Bhandup (S Ward Office) and 27 mm in Teeni Pada.

Trees fell somewhere, traffic affected due to water logging
According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), light to moderate rains were recorded in the metropolis between 8 pm and 11 pm, with the highest rainfall in the western suburbs. Within 3 hours, an average of 12.86 mm in South Mumbai, 15.65 mm in the eastern suburbs and 26.63 mm in the western suburbs recorded.

Officials said that during this time there was no other major accident other than a tree falling and a short circuit incident. Despite the rains, no major problem of water logging was revealed in the city and suburbs, although traffic had to be stopped due to water filling in the dark subway.

Possibility of heavy rains between 21 and 24 May- Meteorological Department
Passengers also agreed to slow down road traffic, although according to railway officials, local train services remained normal. Some passengers said that local train services were running slightly late.

The Meteorological Department has expressed the possibility of heavy rains and thunderstorms in Maharashtra between May 21 to 24. The reason for this is the cyclonic circulation system formed near the Karnataka coast in the east-central region of the Arabian Sea.

The Mumbai Regional Meteorological Department issued a press release on Tuesday (May 20) in the evening that it is likely to be a low pressure area in the region around 22 May, which may later move north and may intensify.

Meteorologist Shubhangi Bhuthe said that the impact of this cyclonic system can intensify rain activity in many parts including South Konkan, South-Central Maharashtra and Mumbai. In some places there is a possibility of heavy rain and thunder-glowing with strong winds at a speed of 30-40 km per hour or more.