To begin with, the Indian Meteorological Department, IMD has prognosticated a very rainy week frontwards for Mumbaikars. The weather agency has emanated a yellow alert for Mumbai and Thane districts anticipating heavy rains at remote places till Friday.
Five National Disaster Response Force teams have been positioned in Mumbai in the evoke of the yellow alert
Furthermore, five National Disaster Response Force, NDRF, teams have been positioned in Mumbai in the evoke of the yellow alert. After a hiatus of a couple of days, heavy rains returned to the Maximum City on Monday, which led to waterlogging in low-slung areas and affected vehicular maneuver on major roads.
In the same way, the city’s local train network was also affected by the downpour. On the CSMT-Thane section, some trains on the mainline were delayed by 10-15 minutes, while a few on the dockyard line were 10 minutes late. Trains were managed evenly on the Trans-Harbour connection and the Nerul/Belapur to Kharkopar route. According to civic officials, Mumbai was met with a standard 95.81 mm rainfall in the 24-hour period ending at 8 am on Tuesday, while the eastern and western commuter belts recorded 115.09 mm and 116.73 mm rainfall individually, during the same period.
A yellow alert has been emanated for the Palghar district
Meanwhile, the submerging resumed on Tuesday morning. The Bandra-Sion T Junction was overburdened, resulting in a slowdown of traffic in the area as passengers dabbled through waterlogged stretches. In view of the unabating rains in Mumbai and waterlogging due to it, a total of eight convey deflections have been concluded at Sion Road no. 24 and Shell Colony, Chembur in Mumbai, the PRO of the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport.
Specifically, the adjoining areas of Mumbai such as Thane and Navi Mumbai were also lashed by heavy rains for a scanty period on Monday. The weatherman has gauged the orange alert, prognosticating heavy to very heavy rains at secluded places from June 4 to June 8, for Raigad, Ratnagiri, and Sindhudurg districts. A yellow alert has also been emanated for the Palghar district for the next two days and an orange alert for the three days.
