Heavy rains lashed Mumbai on Tuesday, Schools and colleges have been shut today
Heavy rains lashed Mumbai on Tuesday, The city of dreams Mumbai has recorded extremely heavy rains in the past day, Santacruz Observatory recorded rain to the tune of 304 mm and Colaba Observatory 210 mm of rain. As per Skymet Weather, the rain intensity is likely to reduce over Mumbai and light to moderate showers will continue during the next 24 to 48 hours.
Flooding low-lying areas and paralysing rail, road and air traffic in the country’s financial hub. Schools and colleges have been shut today.
The dabbawalas of Mumbai have suspended their services for today. The dabbawalas take trains to reach their destinations, but due to disruption of rail services following heavy rains in the financial hub, the delivery of over two lakh tiffins to office-goers won’t be possible, said Subhash Talekar, Mumbai Dabbawala Association spokesperson.
Flight operations at the Mumbai airport remain affected for the second day today, As many as 56 flights have been diverted to different airports till this morning as the main runway continues to be out of use due to the SpiceJet aircraft stuck there, an airport official said.
The SpiceJet aircraft is still stuck on the runway and efforts are on to tow it away to a bay, the official said. Mumbai airport, the country’s second busiest airport, handles 930 flights per day with an average of 48 movements per hour.
Tuesday’s rain delayed services on the heavily used local train network, a rail official said, while road traffic was also disrupted by flooding. Commuters stuck at various stations since last night due to disruption of suburban train services were seen making their way home this morning as the situation improved overnight. Five Western Railway trains have been cancelled due to heavy rain; most running at restricted speed. Heavy waterlogging was reported on tracks between Vasai and Virar.
Actor Amitabh Bachchan has appealed to Mumbaikars to stay indoors and be safe. He posted a picture of himself on Twitter in which he is seen bowing down to Lord Ganesha. “The God’s they be angry again .. ! They thunder and lightning loud and now it pours here in Mumbai .. be safe remain in the house,” tweeted Mr Bachchan.
T 2552 – The God's they be angry again .. ! They thunder and lightning loud and now it pours here in Mumbai .. be safe remain in the house pic.twitter.com/piyizzuczb
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) September 19, 2017
