Mumbai Rains Disrupt Rail Services, Flood Roads; Orange Alert Issued

Heavy rains continued to batter Mumbai and its suburbs, producing extensive waterlogging in low-lying areas and crippling transport services. The rain has not only caused traffic congestion but also disrupted local train and metro rail services throughout the city.

Mumbai saw an average of 95 mm rain in the 24 hours till 8 am on Monday, as per civic authorities quoted by PTI. The eastern suburbs got 58 mm and the western regions 75 mm. The rain toll since the start of the month has now risen to 18 dead and 65 injured, officials confirmed.

IMD Alerts Issued

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted cloudy weather and heavy rain in scattered parts of Mumbai and its suburbs for the next 24 hours. An orange alert has been called out for Mumbai, Thane, and Palghar with a warning of heavy to very heavy rain. While Raigad district has been put under a red alert in case of extremely heavy rain, particularly in the ghat parts of Pune and Satara for the next 16 hours.

High Tide and Low Tide Timings

Mumbai is likely to witness a high tide of 4.21 metres at 3:31 pm on Monday, and another one at 3.44 metres at 3:31 am on Tuesday. It is likely to witness low tides of 1.86 metres and 1.33 metres at 9:41 pm on Monday and 9:10 am on Tuesday, respectively.

Local Train and Metro Services Affected

train services on both the Central and Western Railway lines were delayed Monday morning. Commuters delayed their travels from 20 to 30 minutes.

The Mumbai Metro operations were also affected, and it was mainly seen on the Ghatkopar-Andheri-Versova line. A plastic cover torn from a construction site near Azad Nagar station fell on the overhead wires, causing a temporary suspension of services in the afternoon.

“The services are normal now. Heavy winds caused a plastic sheet from one of the under-construction sites to fly on to the overhead wire along the Azad Nagar Metro station, suspending train services,” Mumbai Metro One tweeted on X.

Airlines Issue Travel Advisories

Flight operations too were affected because of unfavorable weather conditions. IndiGo airlines also urged customers to pre-estimate extra travel time and monitor their flight status prior to traveling.
In its advisory on X, IndiGo stated, “Heavy rains are still ongoing in Mumbai, while road conditions are slow in many areas of the city. Waterlogging and low visibility are reported on some airport routes.”
SpiceJet also released a similar travel alert for guests traveling into and out of the city.