Heavy Rain in Mumbai, Woes Pour: Andheri Subway Shut; Dadar, Lower Parel, Kurla Flooded; Flight Diverted

The downpour since Saturday evening brought back woes for Mumbai and suburbs, with the Andheri subway being shut, waterlogging in Dadar East, Marine Drive and Lower Parel areas and the Mumbai Police issuing an advisory on Sunday afternoon.

Flight UK696 from Amritsar to Mumbai (ATQ-BOM) has been diverted to Ahmedabad (AMD) due to bad weather at Mumbai airport and is expected to arrive in Ahmedabad (AMD) at 12.15 hours. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Mumbai, Raigad, Thane, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg for Sunday.

The Mumbai Police in a post on X said: “In view of the continuous and heavy rains in Mumbai, citizens are requested to avoid going to the coastal areas and move out of their house only if necessary. Take precautions and #Dial100 in case of emergency.”

Visuals of heavy rain and wind at Marine Drive surfaced on social media.

The railway workshop area in Lower Patel, too, was flooded. Parts of Kurla and Chembur, too, witnessed waterlogging. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) disaster control room is monitoring the situation in Mumbai. Parts of Navi Mumbai, including Koparkhairane, too, witnessed flooding. The waterlogging led to traffic snarls in several parts of the city. There were visuals of people being rescued from Belapur by the fire brigade with the help of a rope and people wading through water in Dahanu.

CM Eknath Shinde in a post on X said: “The Meteorological Department has warned of heavy rain in Konkan and some districts of the state including Mumbai today. In this background, the Chief Minister @mieknathshinde has given instructions that SDRF, District Administration, Police, Municipal Corporation, Municipalities, various local self-government bodies should be vigilant and help the citizens in all possible ways. The administration should plan and manage accordingly by taking information from weather department, disaster management unit from time to time about the situation. The Chief Minister has instructed everyone to be vigilant and ensure that no kind of trouble is created for the citizens.”

WHAT THE RMC MUMBAI, IMD HAVE SAID

According to Mumbai’s Regional Meteorological Centre, active monsoon conditions are expected over most of Maharashtra for the next three-four days. Mumbai and suburbs are likely to witness heavy rain over 24 hours and moderate to heavy rain over the next 48 hours.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), central Maharashtra is likely to see heavy rain (orange alert) from July 21-24.

HOW MUCH RAIN HAS THE CITY RECEIVED

From 8 am to 1 pm, Mumbai has received 63 mm rain, with 55 mm in the eastern suburbs and 52 mm in the western suburbs.

A look at which area received how much rain from 8 am to 1 pm:

City

B Nadkarni Park Municipal School, Wadala 25 mm, SWD Workshop, Dadar 20 mm, G S ward Office 18 mm, Wadala Fire Station, Sewri Koliwada Municipal School 16 mm, F/S Ward Office 15 mm

Eastern suburbs

N ward Office 56mm, Barve Nagar Municipal School, Ghatkopar 45 mm, Shivaji Nagar Municipal School 42 mm, Turbhe Municipal School 37 mm, Ramabai Municipal School 36 mm, Nutan Vidya Mandir 34 mm, Pant Nagar Garage 33 mm, Vikhroli Fire Station, Kurla Fire Station and MCMCR Powai 31 mm, Tagore Nagar Municipal School 30 mm, Chembur Fire Station 24 mm

Western suburbs

Nariyalwadi Municipal School Santacruz 42mm, BKC Fire Station and Gajdharbandh SWD Pumping 34 mm, Marol Fire Station, Vile Parle Fire Station 33 mm, Andheri Fire Station and Malpa Dongari Municipal School 30 mm, SWM Santacruz Workshop 28 mm, Khar Danda Municipal School and Pali Hill H/E ward Office 27 mm, H/W ward Office, K/E ward Office and K/W ward Office 26 mm, Banana Leaf and Juhu Dispensary 25 mm.

The average rainfall received from 8am to 6 pm stood at 100 mm, eastern suburbs 118 mm amd western suburbs 110 mm. The level of Mithi River was at 1.84 m.