Mumbai: The rains have intensified in Mumbai in the last few days. The Regional Meteorological Center has issued an alert for rain for the next 24 hours in the city. In this alert, light to moderate rain is expected in Mumbai and the suburbs, while heavy rain has been predicted in some areas. IMD had issued an ‘Orange’ alert regarding rain in Mumbai recently, which was later increased to a ‘Red’ alert.
Let us tell you that continuous rain continues in Mumbai. The rain that started on Tuesday night continues on Friday as well. There have been reports of water logging in some low-lying areas of the city. According to a report, a senior official of the National Weather Forecasting Center has been told that a ‘red alert’ has been issued for Mumbai.
It Will also affect the traffic
Due to heavy rains, low-lying areas of Mumbai get waterlogged, and local traffic services are also affected by this. According to an estimate, Mumbai has received about 302 mm of rain in the last week. In a special bulletin issued on the city’s rain, it has been told that during the next 18 hours, there is a possibility of rain in Mumbai and adjoining Thane, Raigad, and Ratnagiri districts of the city. According to the pictures that surfaced, due to rain in Mumbai, there has been water-logging in the Gandhi Market area of the city.
Impact on trains
Central Railway CPRO has informed that trains are running late by 20-25 minutes due to heavy rain and waterlogging on the slow line near Kurla-Vidyavihar. Kurla-Vidyavihar slow line traffic has been diverted to the fast line. The Harbor line is also running late by 20-25 minutes. Trans-Harbour Line traffic is running smoothly.
