Mumbai rains: There is a rains in Maharashtra. In many areas of the state, there has been a period of heavy rains since Sunday. Due to rain, waterlogging has occurred in many parts of the city. Roads look like a canal. According to the Meteorological Department, there is no hope of relief from rain in Maharashtra on Monday. There is a possibility of heavy rains in Mumbai, Raigad and Thane.
The Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for heavy rains for the next three hours. At the same time, Monorail stopped due to technical fault in Vadala area of Mumbai due to rain. After the incident, there was chaos in the passengers. According to MMRDA Public Relations Officer, Monorail stopped after technical fault in Wadala. After which 17 passengers have been evacuated safely. The fire department team has reached the spot and relief work has been started.
According to the fire officer, a sudden technical fault occurred in Monorail going from Gadge Maharaj station to Chembur at Mukundrao Ambedkar Road Junction on Monday morning. Monorail’s technical team immediately informed the Mumbai Fire Department. After which the special train immediately reached the spot. 17 people aboard the monorail were taken out safely. Monorail is being taken to Wadala through coupling. All passengers are safe.
Waterlogging everywhere due to rain
The rainfall continues from Sunday night continues on Monday morning. When people woke up on Monday, the same sight was seen outside the houses and on the streets. People are facing problems due to waterlogging. Due to heavy rains on the night, water has also been filled on the tracks of Kurla station on the Central Railway route and Bandra station on Western Railway Network.
The speed of trains has also slowed down. According to municipal officials, due to heavy rains with electricity and thunderstorms, there has been waterlogging in low -lying areas and other areas like Kings Circle. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Colaba received the highest rainfall between Sunday morning to Monday morning. 88.2 mm rainfall was recorded here. After that, 82 mm of rainfall was recorded in Bandra and 73 mm in Baikula.
