Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: Heavy overnight rains lashed Mumbai, coastal Konkan and several parts of the state, leading to waterlogging and flooding in many parts hitting normal life, officials said on July 20. The rains started around midnight with the downpour continuing with incessant downpours in the city and suburbs, plus a forecast of heavier rains during the day.
Waterlogging was reported in Dadar, Wadala, Parel, Kurla, Bhandup, Jogeshwari, Goregaon, Kandivali, Borivali and other places, while the Andheri subway was closed as it was flooded with 4-5 feet water, and pumps were deployed in subways at Dahisar, Kandivali, Malad, Santacruz, Khar and Mankhurd to throw out the flood waters.
While traffic was reported slow on the Eastern Express Highway, vehicles moved at a snail’s pace on the Western Express Highway owing to flooding in parts of Kandivali, Malad and Goregaon.
The Western Railway reported normal services, but the Central Railway and its Harbour Line services were operational, although there were delays ranging from 10-15 minutes in some sections.
In the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), heavy rains continued to pound parts of Palghar, Thane, and Raigad, disrupting traffic movements on many local and inter-city roads, and a red alert has been sounded in Ratnagiri for July 20.
