Mumbai Rain Highlights: E Shinde Holds Urgent Meet, Visits Civic Body's Disaster Control Room As Rain Halts Mumbai

Mumbai Rain Highlights: Water-logging was reported from Worli, Buntara Bhavan, in Kurla East, King's Circle area of Mumbai, Dadar and Vidyavihar Railway Station.

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Mumbai Rain: IMD has issued an orange alert for heavy rain in Mumbai.

Mumbai Weather Live Updates: Heavy rains have battered Mumbai with the city recording over 300 mm of rainfall at several places in just six hours from 1 am to 7 am today. Several trains were diverted and many others were cancelled following heavy rains, the Central Railways said. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is working to clear waterlogging across the city.  

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Mumbai, Thane, Palghar and the Konkan belt. Vikhroli's Veer Savarkar Marg Municipal School and MCMCR Powai saw the highest rainfall in the last 24 hours and over 315 mm of rainfall was recorded. Water-logging was reported from Worli, Buntara Bhavan, in Kurla East, King's Circle area of Mumbai, Dadar and Vidyavihar Railway Station.

Here are the HIGHLIGHTS on Mumbai rain: 

Jul 08, 2024 15:49 (IST)
How Big Was Mumbai Rain
Some areas in Mumbai received more than 300 mm of rainfall in just six hours, ending at 7 am, causing inundation of roads and low-lying areas. Heavy rain also lashed the city throughout the day, further compounding the woes of residents.The IMD defines very heavy rain as rainfall amounting to between 124.5 and 244.4 mm in a day.
Jul 08, 2024 15:42 (IST)
Maharashtra Minister Gets Off Train, Walks On Tracks To Get To A Meeting As Rain Halts Mumbai
Maharashtra Minister for Relief and Rehabilitation and Disaster Management Anil Patil and NCP MLC Amol Mitkari got off the Howrah-Mumbai train and walked on tracks for some distance, a video of which has gone viral. "The train was stuck up for about two hours. We got down on the tracks between Dadar and Kurla stations. I walked around 2 to 2.5 km, including on railway tracks, and reached Nehru Nagar police station," Mr Mitkari said, adding some legislators were also stuck in the same train. Mr Patil later attended a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde at Mantralaya.

Jul 08, 2024 14:42 (IST)
Mumbai Rain LIVE: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde At Disaster Management Room
"The situation created due to the heavy rain falling in Mumbai was reviewed today by going to the disaster management room at the Mumbai Municipal Corporation headquarters.

On this occasion, Guardian Minister of Mumbai Deepak Kesarkar, Guardian Minister of Mumbai Suburbs Mangalprabhat Lodha, Commissioner of Mumbai Municipal Corporation Bhushan Gagrani, Additional Commissioner Abhijit Bangar, Sudhakar Shinde and all the officials of the Disaster Management Unit of the Corporation were present," he said


Jul 08, 2024 14:33 (IST)
Mumbai Rain LIVE: Mahrashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's Appeal To Mumbaikars
Maharashtra Chief Minister appeals to people in Mumbai to not leave home if not necessary as rain, waterlogging paralyses city

Jul 08, 2024 13:57 (IST)
Mumbai Rain LIVE: Car Stuck Inside Mumbai Subway Taken Out After 8 Hours
A car was rescued after it was stuck on a flooded road in Mumbai's Malad for over eight hours.  Due to heavy rain at 5 am, the car got stuck in a subway. The driver was pulled out of the car but the car was submerged. When the water levels went down, the car was taken out.

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Jul 08, 2024 13:54 (IST)
Mumbai rains LIVE Updates: Powai Lake Overflows After Heavy Rain
The Powai Lake, an artificial water body, is now overflowing. The lake stores around 545 crore litres of water which is used for industrial purposes.

Jul 08, 2024 13:49 (IST)
Mumbai Rains LIVE Updates: IMD Predicts Moderate Rain For Mumbai
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted, "Moderate spells of rainfall in city and suburbs" over the next few hours.
Jul 08, 2024 12:17 (IST)
Mumbai Rain LIVE: 50 Flights Cancelled As Heavy Rains Batter Mumbai
These flight have been cancelled:

Indigo: 42 flights
Air India: 3 flights 
Alliance Air: 2 flights
Qatar Airways: 1 flight

Jul 08, 2024 11:54 (IST)
Mumbai Weather Live Updates: Mumbai Local Train Services Affected After Waterlogging

Jul 08, 2024 11:16 (IST)
Mumbai Rain LIVE: Moderate Rainfall Expected Over Next 3 Hours In Mumbai
Jul 08, 2024 11:08 (IST)
Mumbai Rain LIVE: Vistara Advises Travellers To Reach Airport Early Due To Rains
Jul 08, 2024 11:04 (IST)
Mumbai Weather Live Updates: Raigad Fort Closed Due To Heavy Rain
Due to heavy rains in Raigad district, Raigad Fort has been closed for tourists from today. Chitta Darwaza and Nane Darwaza roads leading to Raigad Fort have been closed by barricading. Police force has been deployed. Also, the tourists who are currently at Raigad Fort are being taken out from the fort via z ropeway.
Jul 08, 2024 11:02 (IST)
Mumbai Rain Live: Trains Cancelled In Mumbai
Due to waterlogging at railway stations in #MumbaiDivision today, the following trains stand cancelled: 

▪️ 12110 (MMR-CSMT)  
▪️ 11010 (PUNE-CSMT)  
▪️ 12124 (PUNE CSMT DECCAN)  
▪️ 11007 (PUNE-CSMT DECCAN) 
▪️ 12127 (CSMT-PUNE INTERCITY EXP)   

Jul 08, 2024 10:22 (IST)
Mumbai Rain LIVE: List Of Areas With Highest Rainfall In Mumbai

Jul 08, 2024 10:21 (IST)
WATCH: A Train Runs On Waterlogged Tracks In Mumbai's Bhandup

Jul 08, 2024 10:11 (IST)
Mumbai Rain LIVE: Check List Of BEST Buses Diverted Due To Waterlogging
Jul 08, 2024 10:08 (IST)
Mumbai Rain LIVE: These Trains Have Been Cancelled



Jul 08, 2024 10:01 (IST)
List Of Areas That Recorded Heaviest Rainfall In Mumbai
Locations with heaviest rainfall in Mumbai city and suburbs on July 8


- Veer Savarkar Marg Municipal School (315.6 mm)

- MCMCR Powai (314.6 mm)

- Malpa Dongri Municipal School (292.2 mm)

- Chakala Municipal School (278.2 mm)

- Aarey Vasahat Municipal Corporation School (259.0 mm)

- Hindu Hrudayamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Municipal School (255.0 mm)

- Naryalwadi School (241.6 mm)

- Collector Colony Municipal School (221.2 mm)

- Pratikshanagar Municipal Corporation School (220.2 mm)

- Nutan Vidyamandir (190.6 mm)

- Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg Municipal School (189.0 mm)

- Shivdi Koliwada Municipal School (185.8 mm)

- Rawali Camp (176.3 mm)

- Dharavi Black Fort Municipal School (165.8 mm)

- B. Nadkarni Udyan Municipal School (156.6 mm)

Jul 08, 2024 10:00 (IST)
Water Pumps Used To Drain Water From Rail Tracks In Mumbai Amid Rain




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