Mumbai, India’s financial hub, was hit by the fury of the monsoon for the second straight day as heavy rains caused severe water logging, which further affected public and personal transportation.
Heavy downpour rushes were reported to have been 24 hours with 135 mm and the greatest hour rainfall of 34 mm was for Mulund and Maladar Hills this morning. To address the crisis, the NDRF has stationed three teams to help with the rescue and evacuation operations.
IMD had given the yellow warning of heavy to very heavy rain in Mumbai and its surrounding areas and extremely heavy rains in some parts of the city.
Over time, this has resulted in a partial breakdown of the efficient workings of Mumbai’s lifeline, the local train system, and signal issues affecting the Central Railway network during the peak hour crush.
Although the Central Railways has denied incidents of train service delays, travelers have cited delays of up to 10 minutes, and some were even compelled to walk on the tracks because the trains had stalled.
A civic official said the BEST buses, which are the transport vehicles of the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport undertaking, have not been diverted.
It cannot be doubted that the heavy rains presented a certain difficulty to the city’s inhabitants, who were forced to deal with water on the roads and the corresponding changes in traffic organization. With more anticipated complications, the city’s authorities are doing all they can to care for its people.
