RAIN IN MUMBAI June 25-26-2018

Traffic snarls severe waterlogging was reported in parts of Goregaon,

Andheri, Kandivali, Sion, Malad, Khar, Wadala, Five Gardens, Chembur
and Kurla. Waist-deep water was reported at Postal Colony in Chembur
and, knee-length waterlogging was witnessed at Vile Parle east near Milan
Subway. Traffic was affected at Khar, Malad and Andheri subway due to
waterlogging and authorities diverted routes at Sion, Powai, Chembur,
Milan Subway and Santa Cruz.

Parts of Kurla near the Mithi River and Santa Cruz Chembur Link Road
witnessed severe waterlogging for hours. Motorists had to drive through
waterlogged roads in Dadar TT, Parel Junction and Mahim. The situation
was worst in parts of western suburbs.

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The traffic police have made arrangements to ensure smooth traffic,
especially during peak hours, in case of heavy rainfalls. Personnel of the
department have been instructed to be prepared in case of a waterlogging
owing to mega projects such as Metro construction as more than 2,000
constables and 750 wardens were ordered to be out on the roads on
Monday. They have also made arrangement on the Western Express
Highway, SV Road and Link Road in the western suburbs to ensure
smooth flow of traffic.

“Commuters are suggested to keep a check on Twitter and radio channels

as we will be communicating about the diversions,” said Amitesh Kumar,
joint commissioner of police (traffic).

Sunday’s showers brought down temperatures even though humidity levels

continued to stay high.

From June 1 to June 24, Colaba station received 595. mm of rains and
Santa Cruz station, which is representative of Mumbai, recorded 455.5mm.

The Met department has set 523.1mm as the average rainfall that Mumbai
usually records in June.

Thane

The heavy rainfall also affected several areas in Thane, which recorded
229.81mm of rainfall in the last 24 hours. There has been a rainfall of
849.81mm since the last two days as compared to 488.00mm last year
during the same period.

The city witnessed waterlogging in various areas like Naupada, Ghantali

and Vandana theatre. At least ten trees fell since Sunday and wall collapse

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was reported on Monday from Raunak Park Society opposite Manomay
building. “A 65-feet compound wall collapsed during morning hours on
three vehicles damaging a two-wheeler and two four wheelers.

The Regional Disaster Management Cell (RDMC) and fire brigade were on
site with one emergency tender and a rescue vehicle. No casualty was
reported,” Santosh Kadam, in-charge of RDMC, said. Railway officials said
local trains between Thane-Karjat-Kasara were delayed by 15-20 minutes.
(With agency inputs)

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July 3 Tuesday

Incessant rains pound Mumbai, five injured as part of Andheri bridge

collapses: Top developments.

Normal life was thrown out of gear as persistent rains battered the city and
adjoining areas since Tuesday morning, crippling the Western Railway’s
local train services and causing multiple flight diversions. Five people have
been injured, two of them seriously, after a road overbridge in Mumbai’s
suburban Andheri area collapsed. The meteorological department has
forecast heavy rains in Mumbai and adjoining areas in the next 24 hours.

The Gokhale road overbridge, built in 1971, collapsed near the eastern side
of the railway station this morning due to heavy rains. It halted the local
train services and affected some long-distance trains that caused huge

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inconvenience to the commuters, said Brihamumbai Municipal Corporation
(BMC) officials.

*Mumbai’s famous tiffin carriers ‘Dabbawalas’ also expressed their inability

to operate as the train services on the Western Line were stopped.

Railways Minister Piyush Goyal visited the accident site in the afternoon
and ordered an inquiry by the Commissioner of Rail Safety whose report
would have to be submitted within 15 days. Expressing regret over the
accident, he said it was “very unfortunate” and “most unexpected”. He said
around 700 employees of the railways, helped by some experts from Delhi
and Lucknow, were working on the restoration work and the train services
will be resumed completely by tonight.

*The minister said the last safety audit of Andheri bridge was carried out in
November last year and nothing wrong had been found in that. Goyal said
that during the next six months, a joint safety audit will be conducted by the
railways, the BMC and IIT at the 445 road overbridges, foot overbridges
and bridges over the pipelines in Mumbai as part of efforts to improve
safety for the commuters.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has asked the Mumbai

police commissioner to ensure smooth traffic movement and asked the
BMC to increase its bus service for the convenience of commuters.

*A Mumbai airport spokesperson said no flight was canceled, but four

flights were diverted to nearby airports. Besides, six flights had to do a go-
around due to the bad weather, the spokesperson said. Private carriers
Vistara, GoAir and Jet Airways said they will accommodate passengers
who were late due to traffic congestion because of the road over-bridge
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collapse in suburban Andheri. Almost all departures from Mumbai airport
were delayed by an average one hour, while two-thirds of flights arriving at
the airport were behind schedule, according to a flight tracking website.

The heavy downpour caused waterlogging in the low-lying areas of

Hindmata, Sion, Parel TT, Nehru Nagar, Kurla, Bhandup, Wadala, Dharavi,
Andheri and Mulund. Pumping machines were pressed into service at
various places to flush out water, a spokesperson of the Brihanmumbai
Municipal Corporation (BMC) said. A city double-decker bus crashed into
an overhead railing near Kalina but no casualty was reported, he said.

*On a brighter side, the heavy rainfall filled up reservoirs that supply water
to the Mumbai city, the BMC said.

* Considering the problems faced by students due to heavy downpour in

the city, the Mumbai University has decided to re-conduct the examination
for students who could not appear due to waterlogging.

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10th July 2018

Non-Stop Rain In Mumbai, Trains Hit, Traffic Crawls:

Mumbai is struggling in non-stop rain that has stalled trains and slowed
traffic to a crawl in places that have been flooded. Some trains have been
cancelled while others are running late by 10 to 15 minutes as tracks are
waterlogged after heavy overnight rain. With the meteorological department
predicting more rain, the city's iconic 'Dabbawala' or lunch box carriers
have cancelled services for today. On Monday, Mumbai received five times
the average rainfall for this season. The Met department has predicted
heavy to very heavy rain till [12th ], Thursday.

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Here are the updates in this big story:

Suburban trains services between Vasai and Virar near Mumbai have been
suspended due to accumulation of rain water on the rail tracks, Western
Railways said. Local train services between south Mumbai's busy
Churchgate station and Vasai are delayed. A railways official said that
services between Churchgate and Borivili are normal. The Central
Railway's suburban services are running normally at all its corridors despite
the heavy rain overnight.

Western Railways shared a photo of rail tracks in Nallasopara on the

outskirts of Mumbai where the tracks seemed to be completely submerged
in water. The water levels near the tracks rose to 460 mm, the railways
said.

Schools and colleges in Mumbai were closed yesterday as a precautionary

measure. While the Maharashtra government hasn't declared a holiday for
Mumbai schools and colleges today, Mumbai University said examinations
will be rescheduled for students who could not appear for them on Monday.

"We did not collect the tiffins today, because of the water-logging across
the city. Our people find hard to wade through their cycle in knee-deep
water," Mumbai Dabbawalas Association's spokesperson Subhash Talekar
said.

Heavy rain with strong winds are being reported from several parts of the
city this morning. Extremely heavy rainfall is likely in parts of Greater
Mumbai, Thane, Raigad and Palghar between today and Friday, the
weather department said this morning.

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Visibility at the Mumbai airport was "not very good" but flights were
operating according to schedule on Monday, an Met official said. Jet
Airways said they will not be charging a penalty fee today for date and flight
changes for travelers who've booked their tickets to and from Mumbai.

Due to water-logging, around 300 people were stuck in their homes in

Vasai town of the adjoining Palghar district on Monday. However, they
refused to be evacuated even as the water level receded, an official said.

Between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm on Monday, the Colaba observatory

recorded a rainfall of 104.8 mm.

The city received 54 per cent of its average monsoon season rainfall just in
the last 20 day, the city's civic body noted.

Private weather foresting agency Skymet said the rainfall may cross 150
mm in the next 24 hours.

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 Bengaluru: Heavy rain pummeled different parts of
Karnataka on Sunday.
[8 JULY] Showers lashed different parts of Belagavi district. Besides
Belagavi city, mild rain lashed Gokak, Athani, Harugere and other areas.
Heavy rains were recorded in Western Ghats section of Khanapur taluk,
Malaprabha, Pandari and Mahadayi rivers have swelled. Kankumbi region
received a record 9.3 cm of rain. Traffic on Belagavi Panaji highway was
affected.

With showers continuing to lash Kodagu district, the water level in rivers
Keerehole, Cauvery and Lakmanathirtha have increased drastically.

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Mumbai deluge: Will anything change?

(11TH JULY-2018)

Tonight on Live Stream, we focus on the Mumbai deluge and how this
latest spell of heavy rain has once again brought Mumbai to its knees.

It is a story we see repeated year after year with flooded streets,

flooded homes and track. Today, [11TH JULY] is the fourth day of
continuous rain and more heavy rain is predicted, so Mumbaikars can
expect more disruptions.

This collapse of Mumbai despite the city having the richest

municipality the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, but even the basics
are not taken care of; the streets are riddled with potholes, the manholes
are not covered and this is leading to loss of lives.

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10-7-2018 Tuesday

Mumbai and its suburbs were pounded by torrential rain on Monday,

leading to road and rail disruption for the third consecutive day – and the
eighth this monsoon.

The death toll in rain related incidents in the region since Friday
evening in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) has shot up to six. In
the last four days, many of the suburban areas of Palghar, thane and
Raigad districts- which are part of MMR – recorded 600 to 700 mm plus
rainfall –creating a traffic mess and causing inconvenience to people.

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Nearly 400 villagers and salt pan workers were stranded near the Vasai
Road station, nearly 52 km from downtown Mumbai. There was water all
over in localities like Evershine City, Achole Road, Nalasopara station,
Virar and other places.

There was knee deep water in several places right from Thane city, Kalwa
to Kalyan and Ambernath.

Rail, road and flight services were hit.

The catchment areas, lakes, forests and ghats in the MMR received good
rain. This has resulted in one of the lakes, the Tulsi lake, that provides
potable water to Mumbai to overflow from Monday morning.

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