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Incessant rainfall continues in Navi Mumbai region, adding to the woes of traffic from Belapur onwards towards Panvel. The patch in Kharghar on the Sion-Panvel highway has turned nearly incommutable due to the massive potholes.
Mumbai Rains Updates For July 16, 2018: Incessant Rainfall Continues in Navi Mumbai Adding to Traffic Woes
Incessant rainfall continues in Navi Mumbai region, adding to the woes of traffic from Belapur onwards towards Panvel. The patch in Kharghar on the Sion-Panvel highway has turned nearly incommutable due to the massive potholes.
Commuters on Sion-Panvel highway, travelling to or through Kharghar-Belapur patch, are likely to spend 45 minutes extra on the road, as per the current Google Map estimates, since the traffic has failed to recede. As four-wheelers are taking the alternative route through the adjacent neighbourhood of CBD, heavy traffic has been reported in the residential area as well.Â
Western Railway tweets, "WR suburban trains are running normal, no disruption."
Heavy rains with gusty winds are being reported from areas including Bandra, Bandra Kurla Complex and Santacruz.Â
Heavy rains are being reported from different pay Traffic Continues on Kharghar-Belapur Patch of Sion-Panvel Highway
Commuters on Sion-Panvel highway, travelling to or through Kharghar-Belapur patch, are likely to spend 45 minutes extra on the road, as per the current Google Map estimates, since the traffic has failed to recede. As four-wheelers are taking the alternative route through the adjacent neighbourhood of CBD, heavy traffic has been reported in the residential area as well.Â
Western Railway tweets, "WR suburban trains are running normal, no disruption."
Heavy rains with gusty winds are being reported from areas including Bandra, Bandra Kurla Complex and Santacruz.Â
Heavy rains are being reported from different parts of the city including Dadar, Ghatkopar and Navi Mumbai.
According to reports, the Vihar lake has also started overflowing after Tulsi and Modaksagar lakes.
According to reports, a road has been blocked at Thane's Hiranandani after a huge tree fell down. The traffic opposite ICICI bank has been blocked.
A high tide measuring 4.89 metres is set to hit the shore at 14:37 hours (2:37 pm) today. The Disaster Management cell of the BMC has appealed to people to not venture near the sea around that time or take selfies near the sea.
High Tide Alert. @CPMumbaiPolice pic.twitter.com/gEe3FMRfsQ— Disaster Managemrts of the city including Dadar, Ghatkopar and Navi Mumbai.
According to reports, the Vihar lake has also started overflowing after Tulsi and Modaksagar lakes.
According to reports, a road has been blocked at Thane's Hiranandani after a huge tree fell down. The traffic opposite ICICI bank has been blocked.
A high tide measuring 4.89 metres is set to hit the shore at 14:37 hours (2:37 pm) today. The Disaster Management cell of the BMC has appealed to people to not venture near the sea around that time or take selfies near the sea.
High Tide Alert. @CPMumbaiPolice pic.twitter.com/gEe3FMRfsQ— Disaster Management (@DisasterMgmtBMC) July 16, 2018
Commuters are tweeting about slow traffic on Western Express Highway south-bound from Goregaon due to heavy rains.
According to Skymet Weather, Santacruz recorded 95 mm rainfall in 24 hours from 8:30 am on Sunday. Rains are likely to reduce now.
In the last 24 hours from 8.30 am on Sunday, santa Cruz in #Mumbai recorded 95 mm of #rain. Expect #MumbaiRains to gradually reduce now. #MumbaiMonsoon @MumbaiMirror— SkymetWeather (@SkymetWeather) July 16, 2018
Mumbai, July 16: Incessant rainfall lashed the Mumbai metropolitan region overnight on Sunday till Monday morning, which sparked fear among the city residents whether their commutation to work on Monday morning would be marred by traffic triggered by water-logged roads, along with a delay in the local train services due to the downpour. Stay tuned here as LatestLY brings to you the live news updates related to traffic and local train status from all parts of Mumbai.
The regional unit of India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy spells of rainfall at isolated junctures, along with intermittent rainfall for the next 48 hours. However, no alert was issued till the last night. Schools and colleges were scheduled to function.
Meanwhile, an alert was issued in Kerala on Sunday, with State Disaster Response Force deployed in seven districts -Â Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Ernakulam and Thrissur. All educational institutions were ordered to remain closed today.
The weather system created in Kerala, due to the low-pressure over Bay of Bengal, may give further impetus to rainfall along the coastline of Goa and Maharashtra.
In neighbouring parts of Mumbai - Palghar, Thane and Raigad, rainfall has been intense over the last 48 hours. In Thane, 66 per cent of the rainfall as compared to the previous year has already been recorded.
Commuters are tweeting about slow traffic on Western Express Highway south-bound from Goregaon due to heavy rains.
According to Skymet Weather, Santacruz recorded 95 mm rainfall in 24 hours from 8:30 am on Sunday. Rains are likely to reduce now.
In the last 24 hours from 8.30 am on Sunday, santa Cruz in #Mumbai recorded 95 mm of #rain. Expect #MumbaiRains to gradually reduce now. #MumbaiMonsoon @MumbaiMirror— SkymetWeather (@SkymetWeather) July 16, 2018
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