Waterlogging throws Thane, Navi Mumbai traffic out of gear

In Navi Mumbai, too, several areas remained inundated and some tree falling incidents were also reported, civic officials said.

Meanwhile, with a forecast of heavy rainfall and thunderstorm over the next three days in the Raigad district, the administration has started shifting people from 103 villages to safer areas. “There are around 30,000 people living in these 103 villages, of which some have already moved to their relatives’ places. We have, so far, shifted 1,139 people from landslide-prone areas and 111 citizens have been evacuated from dilapidated buildings,” an official said.