HEAVY RAIN IN MUMBAI
The people of Mumbai
woke up to heavy rains on 30th june,2019,Sunday. The heavy downpour
has resulted in water logging in several areas of Maharashtra resulting in
traffic congestion and various trains have been delayed. As per the latest
predictions of the Meteorological Department, heavy rain is likely to continue
in the city and suburbs like Thane, Raigad and Palghar.Mumbai Rains have
covered 97% of the average required rainfall in June within two days of its
onset. According to the tweets of Western Railway, several trains in the
Mumbai-Valsad- Surat region have been cancelled due to water-logging in Palghar
section. As of 8:05 am today, Western Railway confirmed that water levels have
been receded and train movement has been restarted. However, the train speeds
were restricted to 30 km/h to ensure safety.
Tracks between Sion
and Matunga stations were submerged, as per news agency ANI. It may be noted
that the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express has been regulated for safe travel.
Strong winds ensuing heavy rainfall led to bamboo from nearby construction work
falling on the tracks of Marine Lines. All trains on the Churchgate-Marine
Lines have been stopped and precautionary measures are being taken.
Prof. John Kurakar
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