Passengers waiting at Dombivil station after Railways announce Sunday time-table for trains (Express Photo by Deepak Joshi)
Mumbai Rains, Weather Forecast Today HIGHLIGHTS: Mumbai limped back to normalcy Wednesday morning with public transport resuming services after torrential rains, that brought the city to a halt since Sunday, subsided.
The Central Railway cancelled the Sunday time table for its suburban services in Mumbai division after thousands of commuters, who turned up for work, faced stampede like situations due to overcrowding. The Sunday time table meant the Railways will ply fewer trains, compared to weekdays when trains are run in full capacity.
At least 31 people have died in rain-related incidents so far since Sunday. The rains, highest ever recorded since the 2005 deluge, paralysed the Maximum City, throwing rail, air and road traffic out of gear, with several trains and flights being cancelled. In Malad East, a wall collapsed on hutments Tuesday in Kurarâs Pimpripada area, leaving 24 people dead. The death toll is expected to increase as many are feared stuck under debris. In Kalyan, the wall of a school collapsed on an adjoining residential structure, killing three persons. Two men died in a closed car in Malad, after the car drowned near a subway. A security guard lost his life after a compound wall collapse in Mulund and a man was electrocuted in Vile Parle. Two died of drowning in Palghar.
The Maharashtra government declared a public holiday in Mumbai Tuesday after the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in the city. Officials have advised people to avoid leaving their homes. Click here to follow our Mumbai Twitter handle
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Partial submerged tracks in Nerul (Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)
Navi Mumbai: A view of the waterlogged Konkan Bhavan, which houses government offices, after heavy Monsoon rains at CBD Belapur in Navi Mumbai, Monday, July 1, 2019. (Source: PTI Photo)
A man rides a motorcycle through a water-logged street during heavy rains in Mumbai (REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas)
While Tuesday’s flood waters may have triggered memories of the July 26, 2005 tragedy, nobody disputes that Mumbai’s response to disasters has come a long way since. The state and civic agencies undertook a series of projects in the aftermath of the 944-mm deluge, key among them being the decision to finally implement the Brimstowad (Brihanmumbai Storm Water Drainage) project, whose cost had grown manifold since being proposed in the 1990s. Read the full story
Ten bodies have been recovered downstream the Tiware dam in Ratnagiri after a breach washed away several houses nearby late Tuesday night. 13 people are still missing as search operations are underway. The breach of the dam occurred around 10 PM Tuesday following very heavy rains over the last two days, cutting off at least seven villages downstream the dam.
Mumbai floods due to monsoon figured in the Rajya Sabha with members demanding a permanent solution to a perennial problem leading to inconvenience to lakhs of people, and even causing loss of lives. Raising the issue during Zero Hour, senior NCP member Majeed Menon said there was no dearth of funds as Mumbai's municipal corporation is the richest in the country with a budget of Rs 30,000 crore. He alleged that the financial capital of the country faces water logging every monsoon season due to "corruption, dereliction of duties and criminal negligence" in Bombay Municipal Corporation (BMC). (PTI)
The main runway of Mumbai airport has been shut down for the second day consecutively as a Spicejet flight SG237 is still stuck on much since Monday night. The aircraft was flying in from Jaipur when it failed to apply brakes in time and instead landed into the muck, however no one was hurt in the incident.
The Tuesday wall collapse on hutments in Kurar’s Pimpripada area in Malad East, claimed two more lives today raising the death toll to 26. The death toll is expected to increase as many are feared stuck under debris. The victims were admitted to M W Desai Hospital, Kandivali's Ambedkar hospital and HBT Trauma care hospital in Jogeshwari.
Schools and colleges opened and lakhs of commuters clambered on to overcrowded trains to make a perilous journey to work as the rain subsided and India's Maximum City slowly returned to normalcy on Wednesday. A day after the heaviest rain since 2005 brought the country's financial capital to its knees, leading to a wall collapse in which 22 people were killed, the waters receded from several parts of the city. Lakhs of citizens commuting on suburban trains had a tough time due to curtailed operations on certain routes. (PTI)
Nine bodies were recovered from downstream the Tiware dam in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, after a breach washed away several houses nearby late Tuesday night. At least 15 others are still reported missing. Read the full story here
Every year it is the same story, leaders take photographs, assure Mumbaikars of a trouble-free monsoon and once it rains, the leaders disappear or make bizarre statements, leaving the citizens to fend for themselves, writes Clyde Crasto. Read the full piece here
Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri dispelled rumours that the Mumbai Airport has been shut due to heavy rains in the city. "One of the runways which used to take 45 flights per hour, is now taking 36 flights. So, there has been some dislocation. It will be sorted out very quickly," he said.
Central Railways cancelled the Sunday time-table for operating trains in Mumbai after stampede like situations at railway stations caused distress to thousands of passngers. The CR chose to implement its Sunday timetable today that has about 350 services lesser than the daily scheduled services.
With commuters swelling at the station and not enough trains, the CR was compelled to run special trains to clear the crowd.
In Malad East, a wall collapsed on hutments Tuesday in Kurar’s Pimpripada area, leaving 24 people dead. The death toll is expected to increase as many are feared stuck under debris.
While individually one cannot do much, Google Maps is giving citizens the option to do their bit by informing others about a road closure that they are aware of.
You can report a closed road on Google Maps so that people navigating through the city can avoid roads closed due to waterlogging or some other reasons. Click here to check how you can report a road closure
At least six people were killed after a dam breached late Tuesday night and washed away several houses in Chiplun taluka of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra. At least sixteen others are reported missing. The breach of the dam occurred around 10 pm Tuesday after very heavy rains over the last two days. Officials feared the number of people missing could increase. READ MORE HERE
India's financial capital limped back to normalcy Wednesday morning with public transport resuming services after torrential rains, that lashed the city since Sunday, subsided.
At 375.2 mm, the rainfall in the 24-hour period before 8.30 am Tuesday was the highest since the July 26, 2005, deluge in Mumbai. It had widely affected train and bus services while several flights had to be diverted from Mumbai airport and others were delayed for hours.
A senior Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation official Wednesday said that with respite from incessant showers, there was no more water logging in any parts of the city and suburban trains and BEST buses were running according to schedule. According to a BEST spokesperson, out of 3,203 buses, 2,950 were plying on roads. (PTI)
Heavy rain continued to lash parts of Maharashtra Tuesday, leading to at least 31 deaths in Mumbai and surrounding areas, including 25 in two separate incidents of walls collapsing in Kurar and Kalyan. In Pune, six people were killed in a wall collapse — the second such incident in the city in four days.
Officials said at least 22 people were killed in Kurar’s Pimpripada area, on the fringes of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, when a wall collapsed on hutments early in the morning. Many others are feared trapped in the debris. In Kalyan, three people died after a wall collapsed. READ MORE HERE
High tide of about 4.69 meter expected at around 12:35 PM and low tide of about 1.58 meter expected at 06:34 PM today. (ANI)
Twenty-two people died in a wall collapse incident in Mumbai, paralysed by incessant rainfall for the third consecutive day, as many parts of the financial capital remained waterlogged, prompting authorities to declare a holiday on Tuesday. Fourteen people died in rest of Maharashtra in rain-related incidents since Monday, officials said. Heavy rains lashing Mumbai since Sunday threw rail, air and road traffic out of gear, with several trains and flights being cancelled. (PTI)
Fire brigade team rescued a 54-year-old woman suffering from asthma in the waterlogged Air India Colony.
Death toll in Mumbai has increased to 31 due to incessant rain. Around 22 died due to wall collapse in Malad, three in Kalyan, two in a closed car in Malad, after the car drowned near a subway, one lost his life after a compound wall collapse in Mulund, another was electrocuted in Ville Parle and two died drowning in Palghar.
Around 203 flights have been cancelled in Mumbai due to the heavy downpour. "A total of 203 flights were cancelled at the Mumbai airport due to inclement weather and non-availability of the main runway for operations," PTI quoted an airport official as saying. Besides, another 350-odd flights --both arriving and departing -- were delayed between 28-51 minutes (till 7 pm), as per the live flight tracking website Flightradar24.
The CAG report tabled in the Legislative Assembly Tuesday has listed lack of adequate drain infrastructure and a delay in updating storm water disposal system as some deficiencies in the existing system for management of flood risk, PTI reported.
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) report on general and social sector has also observed that drains in Mumbai are adequate only to handle 25 mm rainfall per hour. It further observed that there are numerous obstructions in the larger drains due to siphons and other utility services. It also stated that floodgates have been provided in only three of the 45 outfalls in the drains. (With PTI inputs)
Around 70 domestic flight arrivals and 81 domestic departures have been cancelled, said the Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL). Earlier, GoAir also sent out an alert for re-schduling of few flight flying from Mumbai.
Another death has been reported in Mulund after a compound wall collapsed claiming a security guard's life. The incident occured late last night in Madella Town society in Mulund (west). the watchman, identified as Gambhir Kari Singh, was rushed to hospital where he was declared dead before admission, PTI quoted a police official as saying.
At least 27 people have died in rain-related incidents in Mumbai as heavy rains lashed parts of the city Tuesday. In Malad East, a wall collapsed on hutments early this morning in Kurar’s Pimpripada area, leaving 21 people dead. The death toll is expected to increase as many are feared stuck under debris. In Kalyan, the wall of a school collapsed on an adjoining residential structure, killing three persons. Two men died in a closed car in Malad, after the car drowned near a subway.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Tuesday has announced a high-level inquiry into the wall collapse tragedy at Malad’s Pimpripada. The announcement came after allegations of irregularities in an ongoing slum redevelopment project were levelled. With overnight rains paralysing normal life in Mumbai, Deputy Speaker Vijay Auti allowed the Opposition to move an adjournment motion over it. Nationalist Congress Party’s Chhagan Bhujbal, a former Deputy Chief Minister, had raised the allegation during the discussion while targeting the Shiv Sena-led Mumbai municipality and the government for the city’s flooding crisis.
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A waterlogged street following heavy rains at Kurla in Mumbai,on Tuesday. (Express Photo By Ganesh Shirsekar)
Mumbai-Amritsar Express stop do to railway tracks were flooded Waterlogged railway tracks after heavy monsoon rain, at Sion Station in Mumbai on Tuesday. (Express Photo By Ganesh Shirsekar)
A waterlogged street following heavy rains at Kurla in Mumbai,on Tuesday. (Express Photo By Ganesh Shirsekar)
The main runway of the mumbai airport is likely to remain shut for flight operations till thursday as it will take additional time to remove the SpiceJet plane that was stuck partially on the runway on Monday,according to officials, PTI reported. A team of engineers and technicians from Air India has started work to remove the stuck plane with the Disabled Aircraft Recovery Kit (DARK). The kit, used to remove stuck aircraft, is only available with the national carrier, PTI quoted an Air India spokesperson as saying. "A 150-metre long ramp is being prepared to enable push the aircraft out of the grassy area. Air India's disable aircraft removal kit has been mobilised," an official of the Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) said.
The officials said the aircraft is likely to removed by Thursday and then the runway would be fully operational. "Currently, secondary runway is in use. Our team is trying their best to bring the main runway back into operation and this may take up to 48 hours," MIAL said in a tweet. Mumbai airport has two runways and the second one can handle only up to 35 aircraft movements per hour while the main runway can handle 48 plane movements every hour, according to MIAL. The city's airport is the second busiest in the country, handling around 1,000 arrivals and departures per day. The airport in Delhi is the busiest as it handles around 1,300 movements per day. (With PTI inputs)
Due to waterclogging in Mumbai, BEST buses were staranded at many places, rendered defective. Around 179 buses have become non-functional, of which 74 have been removed from the road. Transportation Engineering officers attended these today and on Monday.
Due to waterclogging in Mumbai, BEST buses were staranded at many places, rendered defective. Around 179 buses have become non-functional, of which 74 have been removed from the road. Transportation Engineering officers attended these today and on Monday.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said he would ask the state civic body to frame a "time-bound" policy for cleaning of drains, PTI reported. Speaking in the state Assembly, he, however, blamed encroachment along and over the channels and rivers which carry floodwaters out to the sea."I will ask the BMC (Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation) to come out with a time-bound policy for cleaning and maintenance of nullas," PTI quoted Fadnavis as saying.
"There are two major issues - encroachment over nullas and growth of mangroves at the mouth of nullas where they enter the sea, which obstructs a smooth flow of water," he said. "I have seen several times that MLAs approach me requesting to go slow on anti-encroachment drive. Those who live in such unauthorized structures are also facing threat to their life," the chief minister said. "Mouths of nullas are covered with mangroves, and if we open them up, it will ensure a smooth flow of water into the sea. We can work out some solution for it," he said.
There has been unprecedented heavy rainfall highest (1000mm+)in the decade in Vasai- Virar - Nallasopara area of WR Mumbai Suburban in the past 72 hours. The meticulous planing and execution of work at ground level has ensured that the water levels on railway tracks are at manageble levels and trains are running without any disruption over WR. Various pre-monsoon works such as installation of Automatic Rain Gauge at stations, lifting of tracks, drone survey of whole area to ascertain the flow of stormwater has helped in keeping the water level on tracks between100-200mm on all lines. The water level on tracks in year 2018 was above 450mm though the rainfall was half (550mm) than that in last 72 hrs and train operation had to be suspended. The GM, DRM, PHODs and officers are personally monitoring the situation and leading from the front to keep the lifeline on track.
Last year, heavy rains on July 9, 2018 led to waterlogging up to 400mm on various locations between Vasai and Virar. All suburban services were suspended between Bhayander and Virar from 10 am the next day. All long distance train operations to and fro Mumbai were suspended. Shatabdi Express(Dn) was held up at Nalasopara station and Vadodara express(Up) between Nalasopara and Virar. Passengers had to be evacuated with the help of NDRF. 23 long distance trains were held up at various stations. 35 long distance trains were cancelled, 25 short terminated and 17 were diverted. In addition to suspension of traffic between Bhayander and Virar, 150 suburban services had to be cancelled while 50 services were delayed. The traffic between Bhayander and Virar could be resumed only by 6 am on July 11 and there were no trains for, Naigaon, Vasai, Nalasopara and Virar for 20 hours.
This June, Mumbai has already received 505 mm of rain out of which 485 mm was in just four days i.e between June 28 and July 1 noon. This definitely is a cause for worry and has a lot to do with climate change. Any city in the world crumbles and life stops for days, just like when there’s snowfall in New York or heavy rain in any European city. I can’t think of any large metropolitan coastal city in the world which gets as much and as severe torrential rain (on specific days in monsoon and that too at times coinciding with high tide) as Mumbai.
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NCP leader Nawab Malik took a jibe at Shiv Sena after his own residence in nearby Kurla area got flooded. Sharing images of the inside of his house on LBS Road with he himself standing in knee-deep water, the NCP leader tweeted, "Karun Dakhavla (We did it (what has been promised))," tagging Uddhav Thackeray, the office of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and the BMC.
At least 21 people have died in the Mallad wall collapse incident, raising the death toll to 26 overall. In Kalyan, the wall of a school collapsed on an adjoining residential structure, killing three persons. Two men died in a closed car in Malad, after the car drowned near a subway.
A flight which shot the runway at Mumbai airport late on Monday night flying in from Jaipur, failed to brake in time and ended up in the muck at around 11.45 pm. None have been hurt on board the Spicjet flight SG6237.
(Express photo)
Industralists took to social media to display their emotions about the heavy rains lashing the megapolis for the past four days. JSW Group chairman Sajjan Jindal compared the Mumbai police superheroes of Avengers and said a remarkable dedication to the city! Year after year, they do everything in their power to keep Mumbai safe and moving.While, Anand Mahindra, the chairman of the diversified Mahindra group hailhe newspaper delivery boys who continue with their morning jobs despite everything else collapsing.
Indigo is offering change or a cancellation fee waiver to passengers traveling to and fro Mumbai till tomorrow.
Reacting to the incessant rains in Mumbai, the Congress called the Shiv Sena-BJP government in Maharashtra "arrogant, corrupt and incompetent" and accused the dispensation of "leaving Mumbai in the lurch in the flood season". "Drunk with arrogance of power, an incompetent & corrupt Shiv Sena-BJP alliance leaves Mumbai to lurch in this flood season, year after year for 25 years! 18 people died in Mumbai and crumbling infra is for everyone to see! Will SS-BJP own responsibility for this mess, ever?" party's chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala wrote on Twitter.
A senior official of the Western Railway said its suburban services are running between Churchgate and Virar even if the frequency was less. "Frequency may be less between Vasai Road and Virar due to receipt of outstation trains," he said. Suburban local train service is also badly affected as low lying areas were submerged. The signalling system became dysfunctional, forcing railway administration to suspend local as well as long distance train movement, said an official from Central Railways.
Due to incessant rains in Mumbai and it's suburban areas, four teams of NDRF have been moved from Pune. These teams will be stationed at Andheri sports complex. The intensity of the rainfall is likely to decrease in the next 24 hours, according to IMD. Warning has been issued for Palghar and Raigad with 'extremely heavy rain'.
Due to heavy rainfall, portion of a road collapsed at Chandivali Sangharsh Nagar in Powai, Mumbai.
(Express photo by Nirmal Harindran)
The minor girl who was stuck under the debris of the collapsed wall in Kurar’s Pimpripada area of Malad East has been pronounced dead by the doctors. They said a pulse was detected at first when retrieved. The girl had become motionless when attempts were made to retrieve her.
About 300 families in Lloyads Estate, near Vidyalankar College, Wadala east are stuck in their buildings since last night. They are not able to come out due to flooded streets due to heavy downpour.
(Express photos)
The IMD has issued an alert for Vidarbha and Marathwada cautioning of heavy rainfall. The department has warned of "extremely heavy" rainfall in adjoining areas of Thane and Palghar today, July 4 and 5, PTI reported. A few places in Mumbai could get heavy to very heavy rainfall Monday and Tuesday, it added.
Rescue operations are underway to pull out a woman and a minor girl stuck under the debris of the collapsed wall in Kurar’s Pimpripada area of Malad East. As per the latest update, the girl has become motionless and attempts are being made to revive her.
At least 24 people have died in rain-related incidents in Mumbai as heavy rains lashed parts of the city Tuesday. In Malad East, a wall collapsed on hutments early this morning in Kurar’s Pimpripada area, leaving 19 people dead. The death toll is expected to increase as many are feared stuck under debris. In Kalyan, the wall of a school collapsed on an adjoining residential structure, killing three persons. Two men died in a closed car in Malad, after the car drowned near a subway.
The rain that Mumbai's suburbs received in the last 24 hours was nearly 10 times the normal rainfall that these areas should get at this time of the year. The normal rainfall is around 37.1 mm. Mumbai suburban received 375.2mm. Similarly, the normal rainfall for Mumbai City is 41.5 mm it received 137.8mm.
Due to very heavy rains in Mumbai area, the following trains are cancelled
1.22119 Mumbai-Karmali Tejas Express JCO
2.12051 Dadar-Madgaon Janshatabdi Express JCO
BEST traffic update: Route diversions
For the convenience of passengers, Western Railway will run a special train between Dadar and Valsad. The Special train will depart from Dadar at 6:23 pm with 23 coaches and will halt at all stoppages of 59023 MMCT-Valsad fast passenger.
With heavy rainfall in Mumbai resulting in delay and cancellation of several flights, private carrier IndiGo is offering a change/cancellation fee waiver to passengers travelling to and from Mumbai till July 3, 2019.
The passengers can change the time and date of their flight at no additional cost for the following scenarios:
-If your flight has been cancelled.
-If your flight timing has been brought forward by 1 hour or more from the scheduled time of departure.
-Postponed by two hours or more, for travel beyond 48 hours.
Two men died in a closed car in Malad, after the car drowned near subway. The bodies of one Irfan Khan (38) and an unknown man have been sent to Kandivali Shatabdi Hospital. The Innova car’s door had jammed, and the car was stuck near Bata showroom where the roads were flooded. They could not open the door and were trapped inside.
These are corrected help desk numbers for passenger enquiry with Western Railway.