Mumbai Rains: Isolated Heavy Rainfall Seen At Few Places In Mumbai
The latest updates Mumbai recovers from Tuesday’s torrential downpour.
IMD Says Isolated Heavy Showers Likely
Indian Metereological Department has forecast that the city is likely see irregular intervals of showers, with isolated heavy rains in one or two places, as of 2:00 pm, according to a tweet by the Disaster Management cell of BMC.
Update On Long Distance Trains (Central Railway)
Update On Long Distance Trains (Western Railway)
Highest Rainfall In 12 Years
Santacruz weather center recorded 33.1 centimeters of rain in 24 hours that ended at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Bloomberg reported. This was the most since 94.4 centimeters of rainfall recorded 12 years ago.
Jet Airways Lists Cancelled Flights
Jet Airways cancelled a number of flights for August 30, 2017 in a bid to "minimise impact on the network and hasten recovery" after several delays and cencellations on August 29, the company spokesperson said in a statement.
Here's the list of the glights cancelled for August 30.
- 9W 341/ 342 Mumbai / Vadodara / Mumbai
- 9W 2093/ 2094 Mumbai / Udaipur / Mumbai
- 9W 313/ 355 Mumbai / Aurangabad / Mumbai
- 9W 2535/ 2536 Mumbai / Bhuj / Mumbai
- 9W 479/ 496 Mumbai / Goa / Mumbai
- 9W 339 Mumbai / Delhi
- 9W 478 Bengaluru / Mumbai
- 9W 738 Ahmedabad / Mumbai
- 9W 397/ 416 Mumbai / Bengaluru / Mumbai
- 9W 471/642 Mumbai / Chandigarh / Mumbai
- S2 4057 Mumbai / Coimbatore
Road Repair Slows Traffic At Sion Flyover
BEST Steps Up To Compensate For Slower Trains
The Mumbai civic body's transport wing BEST has moved in to fill the void created by suspension of suburban train services due to heavy rains by operating over 100 extra buses.
The Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) has been operating the extra buses since yesterday to ferry commuters stranded at various places, an official of the civic undertaking said.
“We ran 109 extra buses on important routes yesterday and today too, we are running additional buses on the Colaba-Thane route,” BEST spokesperson Manoj Varade said.
With inputs from PTI.
Almost All Roads Clear, Says Mumbai Police
Some Good News Finally
Private weather forecast agency, Skymet Weather anticipates significant relief for Mumbai after incessant rains brought the country’s financial hub to a standstill on Tuesday.
Mumbai received only 21 mm of rain since last nine hours, tweeted Mahesh Palawat vice president meteorology and climate at Skymet Weather, adding, low pressure area is moving towards south Gujarat.
“Now chances of heavy Mumbai rain are very less. Rains will increase over south Gujarat”, Palawat tweeted.
The Indian Meteorological Department said the chances of rain are low for the first half of the day. Last night the IMD said “heavy rain” was forecast for the city.
Mumbai In Recovery Mode
Source: This video have been sourced from Twitter
Mumbai Airport: Normal Operations
Outstation Trains Rescheduled
Train Services Return To Normal...Slowly
About 3 hours ago Western Railway alerted passengers via a social media post that all local trains are functional. Central Railway reported an hour ago that the city’s Harbour Line services have resumed.
Mumbai May Go Hungry Today
IMD Maintains Heavy Rains Forecast For Wednesday
The Indian Metereological department maintained that Mumbai and the surrounding areas may witness heavy rainfall on Wednesday. The intensity of the downpour, however, may decrease as the day progresses, said AK Srivastava, Head of Climate Monitoring And Analysis, IMD in a telephonic conversation to BloombergQuint.
KJ Ramesh, the director general of meteorology at IMD, added that authorities will identify zones of high rainfall every three hours on Wednesday.
Heavy rainfall scenario as seen on Monday, Tuesday will continue for 24 hours atleast in the coastal segment of Maharashtra and Gujarat. Within this scenario, zones of heavy precipitation will be identified on 3 hourly basis to local authorities.KJ Ramesh, DG – Meteorology, Indian Meteorological Department
Local Train Services Resume Operations
Indian Navy Providing Shelters Too
The Western Naval Command has made arrangements for sheltering stranded Mumbaikars at Colaba, Worli and Ghatkopar.
RedBus, Treebo Making Sure You Have A Roof Over Your Head
Ola Offers Help To Stranded Commuters
If you’re stuck in any of the mentioned areas, you could avail Ola’s free shuttle facility from the pick up points.
Railway Authorities Come To Commuters' Aid
More Long Distance Trains Cancelled
Western Highway Traffic Update
Local Trains From Navi Mumbai To Thane Resume
Airport Cargo Complex Begins To Flood
Skymet Weather's Rain Forecast For Wednesday
Markets To Remain Open Tomorrow
The Bombay Stock Exchange will remain open on August 30, 2017, with “all market segements functioning normally”, said a spokesperson to BloombergQuint.
Central Line Remains Suspended
Traffic Towards Eastern Freeway Now Moving
Western Railway Says Key Services Still Suspended
Stay At Home Tomorrow Says Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis
Maharashtra Chief Minister Suspends Toll Collection In Mumbai
Mumbai Police Traffic Updates
Central Railway Updates On Cancelled And Rescheduled Trains
Mumbai Schools, Colleges To Stay Shut On Wednesday Orders State Education Minister Due To Heavy Rain Forecast
Heavy Traffic Outside Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Station In South Mumbai
Tube Boat To The Rescue In Dadar
Mumbai Police Takes To The Streets
Jet Airways Waives Penalties, No-Show Fees For Mumbai Passengers
Central Railway's Message To Commuters
Power Cuts In Mahim, Matunga
BloombergQuint journalists report that currently Mahim and Matunga are experiencing power failure.
15 Long Distance Trains Rescheduled, 3 Cancelled
The railway Ministry rescheduled 15 long distance trains due to the heavy rain and water logging in Mumbai and surrounding areas.
Three trains stood cancelled.
- 12240 Jaipur to Mumbai Central AC Duronto Express
- 12959 Dadar to Bhuj SF Express
- 12239 Mumbai Central to Jaipur AC Duronto Express
Emergency Helpline Numbers
- National Disaster Management Authority - 1916
- Mumbai Police - 100, Twitter Page (@MumbaiPolice)
Centre Assures 'All Possible Support' To Maharashtra Government
Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured the Devendra Fadnavis government of “all possible support” on the situation arising in Mumbai and surrounding areas. He further urged the masses to take precaution until things return to normalcy.
Mumbai Airport: Operations Resume
Bandra-Worli Sea Link Reopens
On High Vigil
Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Minister of Maharashtra, has spoken to BMC’s disaster management cell and the city police regarding the Mumbai’s current situation, he said to ANI.
Rescue Teams On Standby
The Indian Navy’s spokesperson said that their teams are on stand by if any need arises.
The National Disaster Management Authority also issued a helpline number.
Railway Update
14 national trains have been rescheduled by the Railway Ministry of India due to heavy rains and water logging.
Traffic Update Via Google Maps
Mumbai Airport Update
So far 12 go-arounds and 3 diversions have taken place because of low visibility and high wind speeds, said Mumbai International Airport Ltd.’s spokesperson. The runway, however, is still operational.
All flights are running late by an average of 40-45 minutes, he said.
BMC Press Conference
BEST bus routes have been diverted in 15 places including Swami Vivekananda road in Bandra.
BMC Addresses Media
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has released an advisory asking Mumbaikars not to leave their workplaces or homes untill the situation normalises.
- Five areas have received more than 200 mm of rainfall, the BMC said.
- Heavy wind has made the sea "very rough" due to which the water is not receding.
- 30,000 BMC workers are on duty.
The city is expected to reach normalcy by 10:30 p.m, BMC said at the press conference.
Your Travel Update From The Traffic Control Room
- Haji Ali Junction, Sealink, Peddar Road Junction, Lotus Junction experiencing slow traffic movement.
- Gandhi Market in Matunga, Mumbai has been closed due to 4 feet of water logging.
- Hindmata slip road waterlogged with 2 feet water. However, there is some movement on the bridge.
- Eastern Freeway under 2 feet of water, but traffic moving.
- Slow traffic movement on Western Express Highway.
- Most subways, including Milan and Andheri subways closed to traffic.
Mumbai's Transport System Takes A Hit
Mumbai’s lifeline - the local trains - also came to halt in certain areas after rainwater flooded the railway tracks. Cars, bikes and buses stand the chance of being submerged in the low-lying areas of the city. Airplanes flying into or out of Chhatrapati Shivaji Airport faced adverse weather and heavy airport traffic.
Heavy Rainfall Brings Mumbai To A Halt
Torrential downpour threatened to cripple Mumbai on Tuesday afternoon, as water began to flood many low-lying areas. The city is expected to receive “heavy to very heavy” rains in the next 24 hours, the Met department told BloombergQuint over the phone.
Responding to messages of a cloudburst doing the rounds on social media, Hosalikar said that Tuesday’s heavy shower is due to a weather phenomenon over south-west Madhya Pradesh which is likely to intensify into a depression. “The depression moving westwards is likely to cross Gujarat by August 31.”
The weather department has also predicted heavy to very heavy rains over North Konkan and Gujarat over the next 24 hours.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation warned of high tide at 4:48 p.m. on Tuesday. The rain water is expected to recede afterthe high tide wades.