Mumbai rains: Suburbs record over 200 mm downpour in 24 hrs, Vikhroli tops chart

Several parts of Mumbai recorded more than 200 mm rainfall in the last 24 hours with Vikhroli in the eastern suburbs receiving the highest at 2555 mm the India Meteorological Department IMD said on TuesdayIn the 24hour period ending at 830 am on Tuesday the Santacruz observatory representative of western suburbs registered 2382 mm rainfall while the Colaba observatory in south Mumbai logged 1104 mm it saidVikhroli saw the highest rainfall at 2555 mm followed by Byculla at 241 mm Juhu 2215 mm and Bandra 211 mm the IMD statedThe Mahalaxmi area recorded comparatively lower rainfall at 725 mm it addedMumbai witnessed a spell of intense monsoon showers with several areas recording significant rainfall between 800 am on August 18 and 800 am on August 19 2025 According to data from municipal gauges the western suburbs received the heaviest downpour while city and eastern suburbs also saw substantial rainfallIn the western suburbs Chincholi Fire Station reported the highest rainfall at 361 mm followed by Kandivali Fire Station 337 mm Dindoshi Colony Municipal School 305 mm Magathane Bus Depot 304 mm and Versova Pumping Station 240 mmIn the city areas the SWD Workshop at Dadar recorded 300 mm while B Nadkarni Municipal School in Wadala registered 282 mm Forsberry Road Reservoir 265 mm Pratiksha Nagar Municipal School in Sion 252 mm and Savitribai Phule Municipal School in Worli 250 mm also featured among the top fiveThe eastern suburbs too saw heavy showers with Chembur Fire Station receiving 297 mm followed closely by Vikhrolirsquos Building Proposal Office 293 mm and Passpoli Municipal School Powai 290 mm Veena Nagar Municipal School 288 mm and Tagore Nagar Municipal School 287 mm completed the listAccording to civic officials the island city reported more rain compared to the suburbs between 5 am and 6 am on TuesdayMumbai Central Parel Grant Road Malabar Hill Dadar Worli and nearby areas witnessed 40 mm to 65 mm rainfall in just one hour causing waterlogging in several locationsCommuters complained of waterlogging on railway tracks in lowlying areas such as Dadar Matunga Parel and SionHeavy showers during early morning and late evening hours threatened traffic disruptions coinciding with a 375metre high tide at 916 am and a 314metre tide expected at 853 pmIn the 24hour period ending at 8 am on Tuesday the island city eastern and western suburbs recorded average rainfall of 18643 mm 20878 mm and 23819 mm respectively an official saidFor Tuesday the IMD forecast very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in Mumbai and suburbs with occasional gusty winds reaching 4555 kmphTorrential rains inundated lowlying areas disrupted road traffic and slowed local train services hampering normal life in the city and neighbouring regionsThe civic body announced that government and semigovernment offices would remain closed on Tuesday while urging private establishments to allow employees to work from home and avoid unnecessary travelIn a statement issued on Tuesday morning the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC said the closure was a precautionary step in view of continuous heavy rainfall and the IMDrsquos lsquored alertrsquo warningThe decision applied to all BMC and staterun offices excluding essential services the statement saidSchools and colleges were also shut due to persistent rains and the lsquored alertrsquo warning predicting extremely heavy showers at isolated places in Mumbai and neighbouring districtsThe Mumbai Police appealed to residents to step out only when necessary and urged private firms to permit work from home