Mumbai Rains Update: Central Railways suspends services on main line and harbour line

Heavy rain continued to lash Mumbai city and suburbs on Sunday, throwing normal life out of gear. Central Railway has suspended services on the mainline and harbour line as a precautionary measure following the accumulation of water on tracks. Services on all four lines between Sion and Kurla have been suspended from 7:20 am due to waterlogging after heavy rains. Bus and Flight services too took a hit and IMD has predicted ‘heavy to very’ rains in the next 24-36 hours.

Four people were injured in a landslide that occurred in Rajiv Gandhi Nagar, near Nurani Masjid in Dindoshi, Goregaon East.

Due to incessant rains and release of water from Jhuj and Kelia dams, the water at Bridge nos 336, 358, 359 and 368 in Virar- Surat section has risen to Danger level. pic.twitter.com/7llwl7NQfn

— Western Railway (@WesternRly) August 4, 2019

Indigo has asked passengers to check for updates on flight delays and cancellations due to heavy rains in Mumbai. The Mithi River level has risen and as many as 400 people from the Kranti Nagar are were evacuated and shifted to Bazarwad Municipal school in Kurla.

Suburban Update: 08.00 hrs pic.twitter.com/n44L5fdvhX

— Central Railway (@Central_Railway) 4 August 2019

Trains Update-6
due to heavy rains, water logging/boulder fallen in southeast ghat… pic.twitter.com/jiq0ERFF7W

— Central Railway (@Central_Railway) 4 August 2019

Central Railway said that the local train services are being reviewed every 30 minutes due to downpour in Mumbai.

The flow of traffic in parts of Malad, Andheri and Dahisar too are affected due to incessant rainfall. Several areas like Andheri, Malad, Vile Parle, and Sion were also reported to be waterlogged.

Weather forecasting agency Skymet on Sunday tweeted that heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely over several places in Mumbai city including the suburban areas.

#WeatherAlert for #Mumbai and suburbs: Intermittent rain or showers with heavy to very heavy falls likely in city and suburbs. Extremely heavy falls also likely at isolated places. #MumbaiRainlive #MumbaiRainsLiveUpdate #MumbaiRainsLiveUpdates #MumbaiRain

— SkymetWeather (@SkymetWeather) 4 August 2019

A high tide of 4.83 metres is expected on Sunday at 2.23 pm in anticipation of which the government authorities have been put on high alert. Due to the rains, services on the Western Line are running late by 15 minutes, while BEST has issued diversions for local buses.

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