"Due to heavy rains since morning, 14 long-distance trains have been cancelled, 16 trains rescheduled, and six trains short-terminated and originated before their scheduled destinations," the CPRO said.
Pune District Collector Jitendra Dudi told ANI, "...There is a Red Alert in Ghat areas. In the city and other areas of Pune, there has been an Orange Alert for the past 2 days. In the coming two days too, there is a Red Alert in Ghat areas and an Orange Alert in city areas. The situation is
According to officials, parts of Mumbai received more than 250 mm of rainfall in the past 24 hours. Between 8:30 am on Monday and 8:30 am on Tuesday, Vikhroli recorded 255.5 mm, Byculla 241 mm, Santacruz 238.2 mm, Juhu 221.5 mm, and Bandra 211 mm. Colaba recorded 110.4 mm, while Mahalaxmi
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has declared a holiday on Tuesday for all government and semi-government offices in Mumbai, and asked private offices to instruct their employees to work from home, except for essential and emergency services.
Parts of Mumbai's Khar locality experienced waterlogging on Tuesday following heavy rainfall, disrupting normal life and raising concerns over the city's monsoon preparedness.
Mumbai experienced heavy rain on Monday, with several areas recording significant rainfall. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast moderate rains to continue over Mumbai and other regions in the coming hours, signaling ongoing monsoon activity across the area.
IMD further warned of a thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and light to moderate spells of rain with gusty winds reaching 30-40 kmph very likely to occur at isolated places in the districts of Mumbai City and Mumbai Suburb during next 3-4 hours.
Elphinstone Road and NM Joshi Marg in the Prabhadevi area were among the worst affected, with visuals showing commuters struggling to navigate through flooded streets.
With resumption of bus and train services, normal life in Mumbai remains unaffected on Thursday amid the heavy downpour in the city since last night that caused severe waterlogging and traffic snarls in the city.
The Central Railways said that the local train services were restored in Andheri station on Thursday morning as the water has receded following a night of heavy downpour across Maharashtra's Mumbai resulting in severe waterlogging.