Incessant rains lashed Mumbai and its neighbouring areas on Wednesday morning, leading to flooding in several low-lying areas and traffic snarls on arterial roads.
The city's local trains were largely unaffected on the Central Railway and Western Railway routes, while Harbour Line was slow, according to railway officials.
Some areas, including the Andheri subway, which connects the east and west parts of the suburb, were flooded and police had restricted its use by citizens. The Western Express Highway, which connects suburbs to South Mumbai, also witnessed heavy traffic, a traffic police official said. “There was heavy traffic on the route in Borivali, Goregaon, Jogeshwari, Andheri and up to some extent near Bandra,” the official said.
The Colaba and Santacruz observatories reported 24 mm and 44.6 mm of rainfall, respectively, in the 24-hour period ended 8:30 am Wednesday.
According to the India Meteorological Department, 20 locations in Mumbai received nearly 40 mm showers in six hours till 9:30 am on Wednesday.
“It is not a very high rainfall, but if it continues for some hours, there could be waterlogging on streets, further affecting the vehicular movement," an IMD official said. The MeT department has predicted a wet spell for the state capital on Wednesday and Thursday.
The cumulative rainfall in Mumbai has already surpassed its average precipitation in the present monsoon season, according to IMD data.
There was waterlogging of up to two feet at the Andheri Subway, following which traffic was divert to SV Road, a police official said. Flooding was also reported at the Kamani junction in Kurla but traffic there was normal.
In Deonar, there was waterlogging up to 0.5 feet at Neelam Junction. There was similar inundation on the Mankhurd railway bridge and traffic was moving slow, the official said. Water accumulated up to one feet at the Bandra-Worli Sea Link gate, due to which traffic movement was slow in Worli.
A tree collapsed in Bandra-Kurla Complex area, following which traffic was diverted from there to the JB Junction.
Traffic was slow at Paresh Park Market in Vikhroli, a bus depot near Santacruz railway station, Dadar TT, Wadala Shakkar Panchayat, near Fatima High School in Ghatkopar, Sonapur Junction and Khar railway junctions due to water accumulation, the police said.
A bus broke down at the Peddar Road, slowing down traffic on the route.
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