Mumbai witnesses heavy showers, yellow alert issued for city, adjoining areas

Mumbai on Thursday evening witnessed sudden showers Parts of the city received heavy rainfall According to the IMD thunderstorm accompanied with lightning light to moderate rain and gusty winds 3040 kmph at isolated places are very likely in the city A yellow alert was issued for MumbaiHeavy rains lashed Mumbai on Thursday evening affecting road and rail traffic in some parts of the metropolis civic officials told the PTIAdjoining Thane was also lashed by heavy showers leaving several areas waterlogged and affecting train services for nearly an hourThe IMD said that the city and its neighbouring areas are expected to receive moderate to intense spells of rainThe rains started at around 430 pm in several parts of Mumbai with the downpour getting intense between 5pm and 6pm leading to some spots getting more than 50 mm in the onehour period an official saidThe area under S civic Ward received 51 mm rainfall between 5pm and 6pm while F South ward got 35 mm The area near the Building Proposal office received 45 mm The area around Bhandup Complex got 42 mm and Gavanpada in Mulund East witnessed 34 mm rainfall he saidHeavy rains saw water accumulating for a brief time at Byculla Dadar and Sion stations as well as the Diva to Thane stretch which led to delay in services in the Central Railways main line another official saidMain Line Mumbai CSMTKalyanKarjatKasara corridors local trains were running late by 20 to 55 minutes due to very heavy rain Shivaji Sutar chief public relations officer Central Railway CR told PTIAlso Read Heavy showers predicted in coastal central Maharashtra from Friday till SundayThe intensity of showers reduced after 630pm he said adding suburban trains were running late but services were not haltedThe problem was compounded by a Kasarabound goods train from Kalyan uncoupling between Ambivali and Titwala stations at 620pm The problem was rectified and the train resumed its journey at 645pm a CR official saidBrihanmumbai Municipal Corporation officials said waterlogging was reported at some lowlying spots in the city and suburbs which slowed down civicrun buses on some routesEarlier in the day the India Meteorological Department had predicted generally cloudy sky with a possibility of light to moderate rain or thundershowers in the next 24 hoursOn Wednesday evening the metropolis had witnessed rains along with thunder and lightningIn the 24hour period till 8 am on Thursday the island city received 3096 mm rainfall while the eastern and western suburbs recorded 3264 mm and 1929 mm respectively an official had said earlierThane city received 7112 mm rainfall between 530 pm and 630pm inundating several areas and affecting train services in the region for nearly an hour an official saidThere was no report of any casualty due to the downpour Thane civic bodys Regional Disaster Management Cell RDMC chief Avinash Sawant told PTIPersonnel from the RDMC other civic departments and police were on the ground to tackle the situation Thane city received 7112 mm rainfall between 530pm and 630pm he saidSome nullahs drains are overflowing and waterlogging on the tracks at Thane railway station delayed services in the region for about an hour officials saidThe retention wall of a nullah and the compound wall of a housing society in Mahatma Phule Nagar in the city collapsed due to heavy rains at around 730 pm they saidThe retention wall of an adjacent building as well as a part of another structure also subsided and tilted amid rains they addedwith PTI inputs