Traffic officers from the Mira Bhayandar Vasai Virar (MBVV) police have been facing a tough time at work on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway during heavy spells of rain. They have to stand in close to waist-high water on the flooded roads to regulate the traffic. Roads near Sasunavghar on the highway get waterlogged and most drivers have to slow down. Many vehicles even break down. 

Sources in the traffic police department alleged that the culvert under NH-48, right after the Versova bridge towards Gujarat, has been blocked by encroachers, causing the flooding of the highway. In addition, encroachments by local dhabas, etc. have also blocked the natural nullahs that are the outlets for the rainwater.