Heavy rain forecast in Mumbai till Friday, NDRF deployed; commuters face waterlogging woes
India Today
The IMD has issued a yellow alert for Mumbai and Thane districts predicting heavy rains at isolated places till Friday. The NDRF has deployed five teams in the city in wake of the heavy rain forecast.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast a very rainy week ahead for Mumbaikars. The weather agency has issued a yellow alert for Mumbai and Thane districts predicting heavy rains at isolated places till Friday.
Five National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams have been deployed in Mumbai in the wake of the yellow alert.
After a break of a couple of days, heavy rains returned to the Maximum City on Monday, which led to waterlogging in low-lying areas and affected vehicular movement on major roads.
The city’s local train network was also impacted by the downpour. On the CSMT-Thane section, some trains on the mainline were delayed by 10-15 minutes, while a few on the harbour line were 10 minutes late. Trains were running smoothly on the Trans-Harbour link and the Nerul/Belapur to Kharkopar route.
According to civic officials, the island city recorded 21 mm of rainfall from 8 am to 6 pm, while the eastern and western suburbs received 17 mm and 25 mm of rainfall, respectively.
The deluge continued on Tuesday morning. The Bandra-Sion T Junction was inundated, resulting in slowdown of traffic in the area as commuters waded through waterlogged stretches.
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