Mumbai: After incessant downpour threw life out of gear, disrupting road, rail and air traffic, Mumbai braced for another day of hardships even as let up in rains last night is expected to bring some relief on Wednesday.
All schools and colleges in the city have been asked to remain shut by authorities amid indications of a fresh spell of heavy showers in the megapolis.
Man dies after falling into an open manhole on Dadar’s Matkar road. Police register case on account of eyewitness.
Residents of Mumbai’s Kurla slum say no help from administration,
Services on all three lines of Railways – Central, Western and Harbour, resume.
Operations are normal at Mumbai Airport as of now: Airport PRO
Central Railways train services
First train left the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) for Kalyan at 7.26 am.
Services on other sections like Kalyan to Karjat, Kalyan to Titwala and Thana to Kalyan were also operational.
Due to water-logging at Kurla, it may take some more time for the Harbour line trains to get back on track. This line is also operated by the Central Railways.
Services on suburban corridor of the Western Railway (WR) are also back on track. Trains on this section resumed around midnight last night and more services were started around 7 am.
Speed restriction imposed at Matunga Road station from the safety point of view.
State Disaster Management Authority says “rains in the megapolis, which came to a standstill following incessant downpour, are likely to be lesser today”.
Vakola water logging is clear now. Traffic on Western Express Highway is clear both on south and north bound: Mumbai Police
Train services resume on Harbour line. Visuals from Guru Tegh Bahadur Nagar railway station.
Mumbai dabbawalas won’t operate today as they were not able to collect back lunch boxes which they delivered yesterday: Spokesperson Subhash Talekar
Severe water logging in Mulund following heavy rain in the area.
Bureau Report
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