Mumbai rains LIVE UPDATES: The city witnessed heavy rains for the fourth consecutive day on Tuesday. The average rainfall recorded in July is 840.7 mm (Express Photo/Prashant Nadkar)
Maharashtra, Mumbai Heavy Rain, Weather HIGHLIGHTS: Heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected in Mumbai, Thane, Raigad and Palghar on Wednesday. The city has been receiving incessant rain in the last week, with July already recording average rainfall of 840.7mm — the Santacruz observatory registered 827.5 mm rainfall in the first 10 days of the months.
More than 320 local trains in the city were cancelled on Wednesday, while several more were delayed. Flights were also running later due to the weather. An Air India plan to Mumbai overshot the runway while landing amid heavy rains, The Indian Express reported.
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Vasai, Nallasopara and Virar, meanwhile, were left inaccessible by rail and road yesterday. Nearly 1,500 passengers were stranded after long-distance trains were halted outside these townships. The passengers along with around 400 residents from the low-lying salt pan lands in Manikpur were rescued on boats by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF).
The Western Railway has tweeted a list of trains short terminated (ST), reversed (EX) and rescheduled.
A picture of Sambit Patra wading through knee-deep water in Mumbai is viral on social media with several jokes and memes being circulated. The BJP spokesperson is seen in the picture with Maharashtra BJP spokesperson Keshav Upadhye. He was in Mumbai to attend some party meetings and address a press conference. Click here to see how Twitter has reacted!
19040 Awadh Exp, 12926 Paschim Exp & 19042 Gazipur City-Bandra T Exp halted at stations between Dahanu Road - Virar.
IMD today issued a warning saying heavy to very heavy rains with extremely heavy falls at isolated places are expected over the Konkan region and Goa.
More than 24 hours after stalling trains between Virar and Nallasopara stations, train services resume by 10.15 am. Only fast trains heading towards Virar from Bhayander stations are not operational, till water levels recede. Trains working at restricted speed.
Due to the collapse of a metro cane, traffic is moving slowly. Officers and staff are at the site to move the crane and ensure smooth traffic flow, the Mumbai Police tweets.
The Indian Navy was deployed to conduct rescue operations at Nala Sopara station on Tuesday night, following a request by the Western Railways. Hugh chassis vehicles were sent to help evacuate train commuters stranded at the station due to flooding.
Fishermen have been advised to avoid venturing out to see for the next five days as the sea is expected to be rough with wind speed ranging between 40 to 50 kmph and even reaching 60 kmph.
(Express Photo/Karma Sonam Bhutia)
In the first 10 days of the month, Mumbai has received 93 per cent above normal rainfall for this season. The average rainfall for July was recorded as 840.7 mm. Ajay Kumar, scientist, India Meteorological Department (IMD) told The Indian Express, "This is not abnormal as in some years it can be more and in some years less. This can change later over the weeks."
Read more: Mumbai receives 93 per cent above normal rainfall this season
Transportation services in the city were severely affected on Wednesday due to the rains. Over 320 local trains were cancelled while many along the central and western lines were delayed. Air-conditioned locals on the WR were suspended as well. Flights were delayed by up to 30 minutes. Further, more than 30 BEST buses were diverted due to waterlogging.
Aircrafts line up for takeoff at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai on Tuesday. (Express Photo/Prashant Nadkar)
Heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected in Mumbai, Thane, Raigad and Palghar on Wednesday. The city has been receiving incessant rain in the last week, with July already recording average rainfall of 840.7mm. Follow our LIVE blog through the day for the latest news and updates.
A truck drives through water on the Sion-Panvel Road near Nerul in Mumbai on Tuesday (Express Photo/Narendra Vaskar)
The Western Railway has said that the assistance from Indian Army/Navy has been requested in terms of disaster management, only to provide transportation of food supplies and other relief material to stranded passengers at various locations between Vasai Road and Virar as these areas are submerged.
Indian Army has arrived at the Nallasopara station with food and relief materials. They are set to join NDRF and local administration in rescue and relief operations.
Heavy Mumbai rains disrupt rail traffic as Western Railway cancels 11 trains, passing through Vadodara junction. Trains diverted from South Gujarat.
The latest update of rescheduled/diverted/cancelled trains by Western Railways
Train No. 59442 Ahmedabad - Mumbai Central Passenger of 10.07.18 has been short terminated at Surat and will be reversed as Train No. 59441 from Surat on 11.07.18
Train No. 22901 Bandra Terminus - Ajmer Express of 10.07.18 has been cancelled
Train No.12239 Mumbai Central - Jaipur Duronto of 10.07.18 has been cancelled
Train No.12925 Bandra Terminus - Amritsar Paschim Express of 10.07.18 has now been cancelled
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) would be directed to collaborate with institutions like IIT Bombay to develop modern technology for ensuring good roads in Mumbai. He added that the intensity of rains in Mumbai is very high, which leads to potholes on roads.
Tracks submerge under water every monsoon, paralysing the local train services in Mumbai, but the Railways has not taken any concrete steps to prevent it, the Bombay High Court said today. Read the full story here
Due to water-logging at Nallasopara station, the Western Railways has diverted and cancelled more trains. Here's the complete list:
Around 1500 stranded passengers rescued from Vadodara Express at Nallasopara, a senior NDRF official told the Indian Express. Incessant rains had caused water-logging in the area with water levels rising to 260 mm over railway tracks.
Western Railway has arranged 6 buses for bringing passengers of regulated UP trains from Surat to Borivali in view of suspension of rail traffic due to high water level on railway tracks at Nallasopara. Buses are also being arranged from Vapi, Billimora & Dahanu Road to bring passengers to Mumbai.
Train No. 59037 Virar - Surat Passenger of 10.07.18 has been cancelled, Western Railways confirmed.
Air India Express flight IX213 from Vijayawada to Mumbai, carrying 89 passengers, avoided major accident while landing on alternate runway 14 due to closure of main runway 27. The aircraft had touched down correctly and used maximum braking but due to the slippery conditions caused by heavy rain, it stopped 10 feet beyond the runway end on the paved stopway. No damage to aircraft or injuries to any person was reported. The reason for the poor slippery conditions of the runway will be investigated.
About 450 passengers have been rescued by the team of NDRF from 12928 Vadodara Express which is standing between Nallsopara & Virar amidst water-logging, Western Railway claimed. Another NDRF team in Manikpur area, Palghar has rescued 81 people. 400 Salt pan workers were stuck in with the families the district after heavy rains flooded the area. Operation is continued
Following trains have been rescheduled by Western Railways following waterlogging at Nalaspora.
Train no. 12903 Mumbai Central - Amritsar Golden Temple Mail of 10.07.18 ( Sch. Dep. 21.25 hrs ) has been rescheduled at 05.10 hrs of 11.07.18 due to water logging at Nallasopara.
Train no. 12903 Mumbai Central - Amritsar Golden Temple Mail of 10.07.18 ( Sch. Dep. 21.25 hrs ) has been rescheduled at 00.05 hrs of 11.07.18 due to water logging at Nallasopara
Train no. 12951 Mumbai Central - New Delhi Rajdhani Express of 10.07.18 ( Sch. Dep. 17.00 hrs ) has been rescheduled at 20.00 hrs due to water logging at Nallasopara.
Train no. 19037 Bandra Terminus - Gorakhpur Avadh Express of 10.07.18 ( Sch. Dep. 22.40 hrs ) has been rescheduled at 05.25 hrs on 11.07.18 due to water logging at Nallasopara
Train no. 12909 Bandra Terminus - Hazrat Nizamuddin Garib Rath of 10.07.18 ( Sch. Dep. 16.35 hrs ) has been rescheduled at 21.00 hrs due to water logging at Nallasopara
Train no. 09003 Bandra Terminus - Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Special of 10.07.18 ( Sch. Dep. 16.05 hrs ) has been rescheduled at 20.30 hrs due to water logging at Nallasopara
Train no. 12925 Bandra Terminus - Amritsar Paschim Express of 10.07.18 ( Sch. Dep. 12.00 hrs ) has been rescheduled at 20.00 hrs due to water logging at Nallasopara
Following trains have been cancelled by the Western Railways:
Train No.19019 Bandra Terminus - Dehradun of 11.07.18 has been cancelled
Train No.19019 Bandra Terminus - Dehradun of 11.07.18 has been cancelled
Train No.12952 New Delhi - Mumbai Central Rajdhani of 11.07.18 has been cancelled
Train No.12951 Mumbai Central - New Delhi Rajdhani of 10.07.18 has now been cancelled
Train No. 12910 Hazrat Nizamuddin - Bandra Terminus Garib Rath of 11.07.18 has been cancelled
Train No.12909 Bandra Terminus - Hazrat Nizamuddin Garib Rath of 10.07.18 has now been cancelled
Train No. 09004 Hazrat Nizamuddin - Bandra Terminus Rajdhani Special of 11.07.18 has been cancelled
Train No. 09003 Bandra Terminus - Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Special of 10.07.18 has now been cancelled
Train No. 12010 Ahmedabad - Mumbai Central Shatabdi Express of 11.07.18 has been cancelled
Train No. 12009 Mumbai Central - Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express of 11.07.18 has been cancelled
More heavy rains over Mumbai and Thane are expected in the coming hours, private weather broadcaster Skymet Weather reported. Nagpur and Pune will witness mild showers in the upcoming hours.
Commuters walk through waterlogged railway track between Virar to Nallasopara on Tuesday.
Express photo by Ganesh Tendulkar, 10th July, 2018, Mumbai.
Admission update: Maharashtra School Education Department has decided to extend the FYJC admission up to 5 pm on Wednesday.
The NDRF team has rescued 411 stranded passengers from the Vadodara Express at Nalasapora. The water level at railway tracks in Nalasapora had risen to an alarming 460mm. More details awaited.
Mumbai rains traffic updates: More routes have been diverted due to heavy rains in Mumbai.
Sion Road no.24 via Sion Road no.3, Rani Lakshmibai Chowk at 15:30 hours
Dadar Workshop via Sharada Cinema, Mumbai Marathi Granth Sanghralay at 15:25 hours
Meanwhile, Samaj Mandir hall via Jay Shankar Yagnik Marg has been restored
More images from the NDRF rescue operations in Palghar
The NDRF team has rescued 23 people so far in the flood-affected Palghar district.
Mumbai rains live updates: Timings of some trains have been rescheduled by the Central Railways. Here's the list:
12879 LTT-Bhubaneshwar Express scheduled departure 0015 hrs on 11.7.2018 is RESCHEDULED at 0400 hrs on 11.7.2018 (Delay by 3 hours 45 minutes)
12322 CSMT-Howrah Mail via Chheoki scheduled departure 2130 hrs on 10.7.2018 is RESCHEDULED at 0030 hrs on 11.7.2018 (Delay by 3 hours)
12261 CSMT-Howrah Duranto Express scheduled departure 1715 hrs on 10.7.2018 is RESCHEDULED at 2130 hrs on 10.7.2018 (Delay by 4 hours 15 minutes)
About 35 members of NDRF team have reached Nallaspora with aid and are assisting Western Railway in the rescue/relief operations.
Schools have been shut down in Palghar district as incessant rains flooded the area.
Salt pans in Village Manickpur, Vasai, Dist-Palghar are flooded and more than 400 workers with families are stranded there. Here are the first images of the rescue operations by NDRF.
More trains have been cancelled due to heavy rains in Mumbai. Here's the list of trains which have been cancelled by Western Railways:
Train No. 19024 Firozpur Cantt. - Mumbai Central of 12.07.18 has been cancelled
Train No. 12972 Bhavnagar Terminus - Bandra Terminus Express of 09.07.18 has been cancelled between Dahanu Road - Bandra Terminus
Train No. 19708 Jaipur- Bandra Terminus Aravali Express of 09.07.18 has been cancelled between Palghar - Bandra Terminus.
Train No. 19018 Jamnagar - Bandra Terminus Saurashtra Janata Express of 09.07.18 has been cancelled between Virar - Bandra Terminus
More details awaited.
The National Disaster Response Force has been roped in at Nalasopara station on the Western Railway to aid passengers stuck in passenger trains. Precautionary power cuts on since 7:30 am which has affected nearly 3 lakh consumers in Vasai, Virar, Navghar areas.
Central Railway issued a statement about disrupted train services to and fro Mumbai, due to continuous and heavy rainfall in the region.
The following trains have been cancelled/diverted:
Trains Cancelled
• 22106 Pune-Mumbai Indrayani Express leaving on 10.7.2018
• 11008 Pune-Mumbai Deccan Express leaving on 10.7.2018
• 11007 Mumbai-Pune Deccan Express leaving on 11.7.2018
• 22105 Mumbai-Pune Indrayani Express leaving on 11.7.2018
• 51317/51318 Pune-Karjat-Pune Passenger leaving on 10.7.2018 & 11.7.2018
Trains Diverted
• 11026 Pune-Bhusaval Express leaving on 10.7.2018 via Daund-Manmad
• 11025/11026 Bhusaval-Pune-Bhusaval Express leaving on 11.7.2018 via Manmad-Daund
Trains Diverted due to Water Logging at Vasai Road
• 12263 Pune-Hazrat Nizamuddin Duranto Express leaving on 10.7.2018 via Daund-Manmad-Khandwa-Bhopal
• 19567 Tuticorin-Okha Vivek Express JCO 8.7.2018 (now at Kaman Road) will be diverted via Igatpuri-Manmad-Jalgaon
• 14805 Yesvantpur-Barmer AC Express JCO 9.7.2018 (departed from Lonavala) will be diverted via Igatpuri-Bhusaval-Khandwa-Bhopal-Ratlam-Berach Jn (Cabin)
Waterlogging leads to BEST buses being diverted in the city, however, none of the buses were cancelled. State Transport Depot/DRD arranged two special buses - one each for Boisar(DRD-BOISAR 4 trips) & Umbergaon(DRD-UBR 4 trips) from Dahanu.
MCGM asks people to not trust rumors regarding cyclone or sea link is closed. Catering stalls at stations have been asked to keep stock of food items.
Maharashtra State Education Minister Vinod Tawde Tuesday said, "Instructed Deputy Director to ensure that the schools in Thane and Palghar district remain closed due to the erratic weather conditions. In Mumbai, the principals of schools are instructed to take the call on school closure, gauging the water logging in the adjacent areas."
"Good morning, owing to incessant rainfall, salt pans in Village Manickpur, Vasai, Dist-Palghar are flooded and more than 400 workers with families are stranded there. Some were rescued by civil administration yesterday. NDRF team is moving for evacuation of these stranded families along with boats and other equipment," said National Disaster Response Force in a statement.