Mumbai: Mumbai and large parts of Maharashtra experienced incessant torrential rains on Monday, throwing normal life out of gear. In Mumbai, a 70-year-old man died after being electrocuted in eastern suburbs while four people sustained injuries as a hut collapsed due to landslide at Chunabhatti.
Waterlogging upto 2 feet were reported in Bahar junction, Shyam Talao, Sakinaka, Khar Subway, Gandhi Market, while as 2.5 feet at Kalachky, Bengal chemical north bound, Mahim causeway. Meanwhile, Mahalakshmi temple area was under 1 feet of water and Mahananda dairy under 1.5 feet of water.
Rain recorded till 9.00 PM in the city - 101.6 mm; Eastern suburbs - 175.4 mm; Western suburbs - 175.4 mm.
Trains were running late by as much as 50 minutes due to technical reasons at Santacruz. Meanwhile, due to waterlogged on the tracks, eight local trains were cancelled in the central line, mainly between Kurla and Thane.
Parts of Marathwada region, including Beed, Osmanabad and Latur also received heavy rains. Tansa dam, which is among the major dams supplying water to Mumbai, started overflowing since Monday afternoon.
The BMC had deployed 110 water pumps to drain water from roads that had been flooded.
Many low-lying areas in the city and suburbs were waterlogged, leading to traffic snarls. They include western suburbs of Malad, Kandivli, Jogeshwari, Andheri and Santacruz. Some schools in suburbs were closed early to enable students reach their homes safely.
Parts of coastal Konkan also experienced substantial rainfall. In Thane, heavy rains led to waterlogging in places like Vasai, Virar, Palghar, Dahanu and Kalyan.
But rains have come as a welcome relief to other parts of Maharashtra. In Marathwada which has been badly affected by the lack of rains has received rainfall.
In Marathwada region, maximum rainfall was recorded at Renapur tehsil in Beed district at 210 mm in the last ten hours. Latur, too, is having incessant rains since midnight. Pangaon, Narotewadi and Khalangiri were the worst-affected.
Good rainfall was recorded in all parts of Aurangabad district. Hingoli, Nanded, Osmanabad, Jalna and Parbhani districts also recorded satisfactory rainfall in the last 12 hours. In Rajasthan, which has received more than its usual share of rain this monsoon has been inundated.
With Additional Inputs From PTI
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