Mumbai Rains: IMD Issues 'Red Alert' Till July 26 Morning; Holiday Declared In All Schools And Colleges
IMD has issued a 'Red' alert for the city and neighbouring Thane, Raigad and Palghar districts predicting heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places with extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places.
Torrential rains lashed Mumbai on Thursday causing widespread waterlogging, traffic chaos, and disruption of normal life. A holiday has been declared for schools, colleges and other educational institutes in Mumbai, Palghar and Thane.
India Meteorological Department has issued a 'Red' alert for the city and neighbouring Thane, Raigad and Palghar districts predicting heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places with extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places.
Waterlogging In Mumbai
Heavy rains lashed Mumbai, resulting in severe waterlogging and traffic disruptions. Waterlogging made commuting a nightmare for Mumbaikars. The Andheri Subway was closed for vehicular movement. Waterlogging was also reported from Kalina, Chembur, and several low-lying areas in the city.
With incessant downpour overnight, public transport services were also affected. Traffic congestion and slow vehicular movement was witnessed on Eastern Express Highway amid the relentless rain battering.
Highest Rainfall In Different Parts Of The City
As per rainfall recorded on Automatic Weather Stations (AWS), the highest rainfall from July 24, 8 am to July 25, 8 am (24 hours) is as follows:
Veena Nagar Municipal School, Mulund - 224.2 mm
Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg Municipal School, Mulund - 207.4 mm
Mithagar Municipal School - Mulund 188.2 mm
Dindoshi Colony Municipal School - 184.2 mm
Dindoshi Fire Station - 158 mm
Versova Waste Water Treatment Facility & Lagoons - 148 mm
Colaba Pumping Station - 76.73 mm
B Ward Office - 71.8 mm
Britania Storm Water Pumping, Reay Road - 65.52 mm
BMC Head Office - 61.8 mm
Vihar, Tansa Overflow
As per the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Vihar Lake, one of the seven lakes supplying water to the entire Mumbai metropolitan area, started overflowing at around 3.50 am on Thursday. The full storage capacity of Vihar Lake is 2,769.8 crore litres (27,698 million litres).
The BMC said Tansa Lake, which also supplies water to Mumbai, started overflowing around 4.16 pm on Wednesday. Three gates of the Tansa Dam were opened.
With the Met department predicting more rain in the coming days, the city will have to brace for further challenges. Authorities have urged citizens to stay indoors and avoid non-essential travel.
