Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) collected about 239 metric tonnes of from the Brihanmumbai area, following high tides, earlier today.Here's the tweet:
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC): About 239 metric tonnes of garbage was collected from the Brihanmumbai area, following high tides, earlier today. #Mumbai pic.twitter.com/ElCokSaJkb— ANI (@ANI) August 4, 2019
Central Railways issues updates for Suburb Services on Monday. Here's details
AndCR update for suburban services tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/GxsOOYpthZ— Central Railway (@Central_Railway) August 4, 2019
Chief Public Relations Officer, East Coast Railway: Due to heavy rainfall causing water-logging and landslide in Mumbai Division, the following trains to and from East Coast Railway will remain cancelled; pic.twitter.com/7BFAPRbAMg— ANI (@ANI) August 4, 2019
All private and public schools and colleges will remain shut tomorrow. Some government offices providing emergency & essential services will remain open. Private office staff may move out only if essential.Here's the tweet:
All private and public schools and colleges will remain shut tomorrow . Some government offices providing emergency & essential services will remain open. Private office staff may move out only if essential #MCGMUpdates #MumbaiRainsLiveUpdates— माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC (@mybmc) August 4, 2019
Are the schools tomorrow declared a holiday for Mumbai due to heavy rains.
Central Railways Issues List of Canceled Trains. Here's The List:Here's the Tweet:
DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL & WATER LOGGING/LAND SLIDE ON BB DIVISION FOLLOWING TRAIN ARE SHORT TERMINATED ,SHORT ORIGINATED,DIVERTED & CANCELLED AS FOLLOWS pic.twitter.com/g05ZsNX7Mv— DRM MUMBAI CR (@drmmumbaicr) August 4, 2019
Central Railway resumes CSMT-Trane local train service,, while Kalyan-Karjat route remains to be suspended.
Heavy traffic on Western Express Highway, due to which commuters got stuck en-route to home. Even visibility declined at Pune-Mumbai Expressway due to heavy rains.Here are more details:
The Pune-Mumbai expressway right now is just mist with some blinkers visible. #MumbaiRains pic.twitter.com/8XohTRef0c— Shivajinagar Ronaldo (@ranajeet_ugh) August 4, 2019
This is the #WesternExpressHighway right now. In 30 mins of being stuck here, have heard: 1) Bike fell off the bridge 2) Due to waterlogging 3) People have blocked the road cause 2 kids drowned in the waterlogged street. Each one worse than the other. What's true?#MumbaiRains pic.twitter.com/QiPmhUqKdP— Smriti Thakur (@SmritiT43707738) August 4, 2019
Schools in Thane, Kalyan and Dombivli to remain shut on Monday, citing flood-like situations in the region.
Met Dept predicts heavy rainfall for next 24 hours in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.Here's the Tweet:
India Meteorological Department (IMD) Mumbai: The rainfall intensity is very likely to continue for the next 24 hours and decrease thereafter over Konkan and adjoining ghat areas of Madhya Maharashtra during next 2 days. pic.twitter.com/AB0skI7Jz8— ANI (@ANI) August 4, 2019
Rajdhani Express driver averts mishap.Here's the Tweet:
Rajdhani Express at Jite... Patrolman and Driver, Asst Driver did commendable job of stopping train well in time and averting a mishap.... Section cleared now and Rajdhani Express left from spot... pic.twitter.com/l6URDPVUCI— Central Railway (@Central_Railway) August 4, 2019
Mumbai, August 4: Local train services on central and harbour lines in Mumbai were hugely affected as heavy rains continued to lash the city on Sunday. On harbour line, local train services between Vadala and Panvel were suspended due to waterlogged tracks following torrential rainfall in Mumbai. On central line, local train services from CSTM to Kalyan, Khopoli, Kasara and Karjat were unavailable. The Thane-Panvel trains on trans harbour line and services on western line were running delayed.
In a series of tweets, the Central Railway informed that tracks were flooded in Badlapur, Ambernath and Chunabhati stations. “Due to continuous heavy rains, there is accumulation of water between Ambernath and Badlapur and on harbour line at Chunabhatti. Therefore, rail traffic has been suspended beyond Ambernath and on Harbour line between Vadala and Kurla,” Central Railway tweeted. Several commuters were seeen stranded at different stations due to suspension of local train services in view of incessant rainfall.
The IMD has issued a red alert for Mumbai, the west and central Maharashtra, including the ghats. It has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in Mumbai for today. It has already been raining heavily since Friday and it poured the whole night as well.