Mumbai rains: Andheri subway shut twice due to waterlogging

Moderate to heavy rains continued to lash Mumbai and its suburbs on Friday which hit the road traffic in some parts due to waterlogging but boosted levels in lakes providing water to the city Indian Meteorological Department officials saidA busy subway between Andheri and Jogeshwari railway stations of the Western Railway had to be kept shut for traffic twice during the day due to accumulation of water around it PTI reportedSince the onset of southwest monsoon over Mumbai on June 25 the city has been getting heavy showers As per the India Meteorological Departments IMD data the city has received more than 95 per cent of the rainfall recorded this month in just six days between June 24 and 29Incessant rainfall increased to the water level of seven lakes supplying water to the city The aggregate water stock of these reservoirs was 726 per cent on June 28 which has now gone up to 1088 per cent they saidThe city civic body earlier announced that it would impose a 10 per cent water cut starting from Saturday in view of the dwindling stockAlso readBMC official assault case Court grants interim protection to Anil Parab till July 4In the 24 hours ending 8 am on Friday Mumbai its eastern suburbs and western suburbs received an average rainfall of 31 mm 45 mm and 61 mm respectively an official saidThe city has been getting moderate to heavy showers since early morning and the intensity of rainfall is more in the suburbs which resulted in waterlogging at some locations he saidThe Andheri subway had to be closed for traffic twice during the day due to waterloggingThe police first closed the subway for traffic around 1045 am and traffic was diverted to other routes After the accumulated water receded vehicular movement was resumed around 1145 am However it was again shut for traffic around 340 pm officials saidDue to waterlogging Andheri Subway is closed while traffic is diverted to Vile Parle bridge and Captain Gore Marg SV road Mumbai traffic police tweetedThe suburban train services of the Central Railway and Western Railway were normal the railway authorities saidHowever commuters on some routes including the Central Railways Harbour line that operates services between Panvel and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus CSMT complained of delay in train operations in the morning hours Trains were running some minutes behind their regular schedule on the Main line of the Central Railway as well some officegoers saidA spokesperson of the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport BEST said that despite rains none of its buses had to be diverted to alternative routesIn its warning issued at 730 am the IMD predicted moderate to intense spells of rain at isolated places in Mumbai and neighbouring Thane and Palghar districts over the next three to four hoursFor the next 24 hours the IMD Mumbai has predicted moderate rainfall in the city and its suburbs with the possibility of heavy rainfall at isolated places a civic official saidThe Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC said the useful water stock in seven reservoirs supplying water to the metropolis has increased to 1088 per cent which was 1051 per cent on this day in 2022 and 1781 per cent in 2021The seven reservoirs Bhatsa Upper Vaitarna Middle Vaitarna Tansa Modak Sagar Vihar and Tulsi located in Mumbai Thane and Nashik districts provide 3800 MLD water to Mumbai everydayAs per the BMCs disaster management cell Mumbai reported 40 incidents of tree fall or tree branches fall 13 of shortcircuits in the 24hour period ending 8 amSeven incidents involving collapse of parts of residential properties were also reported during that periodThe ceiling of a bathroom caved in on Thursday night in which a 35yearold person lost his life at Kandivali East while a wooden loft fell at a house in slumdominated Ganapat Patil Nagar in Dahisar that led to death of a oneandhalfyear old child it saidPTI