Two days after an overflowing Mithi river brought the suburban rail services to a halt, the Central Railway has planned to put a fleet of drones into action from Friday morning to assess the water body's flooding level and other parametres.

A total of 60 trains were affected due to waterlogging on the tracks. However, after intense repair and restoration work, the services resumed on Thursday. Speaking to mid-day, a senior divisional official said, "The drones will be flown over Mithi river to assess the situation and prevent a recurrence. The original plan was to use them from Thursday, but due to the rains it could not be done. Services were pretty normal today."