 "Heavy rains disrupt life in Mumbai,parts of Maharashtra.Office commuters worst hit.")
Heavy rains continued to lash Mumbai and most parts of Maharashtra for the second consecutive day on Friday, impacting normal life across the state, officials have said
According to mumbai weather bureau, over the last 4 hours, the Western suburbs has received 41.35 mm of rainfall while the eastern suburbs has received 43.48 mm of rainfall.Road and rail traffic has been affected in Mumbai since Friday morning, hitting the office-bound commuters.Railway tracks have been flooded at various points on the Central Railway and Western Railway networks serving the city.
Train services has been suspended on slow line between Nallasopara-Virar from 1 pm on the western railway line while traffic has also stopped between Kalwa and Mumbra due to technical glitches arising out of heavy rainfall.
Heavy rains accompanied with winds have also uprooted trees in various parts of mumbai.
And its not just within mumbai,owing to heavy rains in northwest Maharashtra and south Gujarat, train services on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad and Mumbai-New Delhi sectors were affected since early Friday, according to officials.
Tree uprooted near Nehru Science Centre, Worli
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Valsad in south Gujarat was among the worst-hit with two feet water-logging in the station, preventing movement of local and long-distance trains.
A railway official said that several trains in both directions on the two routes (Mumbai-Ahmedabad and Mumbai-New Delhi) have been regulated at various stations until the water levels recede.
In adjoining Thane district, railway tracks were flooded at Nalla Sopara, Mumbra, Thane, Diva and other places, leading to train delays on all the routes.
In Mumbai, several low-lying areas have been waterlogged in the city and suburbs, hitting vehicular movement badly.
An extra high tide, measuring 4.26 metres, is expected from 2.30 p.m. onwards and officials are apprehensive the situation could worsen if rainfall continues.
Weather Bureau Director VK Rajeev said that heavy rains are expected to continue lashing Mumbai, coastal Konkan and other parts of the state for the next two days.
Till date, Mumbai city has received nearly 55% and suburbs averaged 47% of the annual rainfall quota.
Flooded railway track at Vasai, Western Railway
Following is the weather forecast issued by the Mumbai weather bureau at 1 pm
WARNING:
> HEAVY TO VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WOULD OCCUR AT ISOLATED PLACES OVER KONKAN-GOA DURING NEXT 48 HOURS.
> HEAVY TO VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WOULD OCCUR AT ISOLATED PLACES OVER VIDARBHA DURING NEXT 24 HOURS.
> HEAVY RAINFALL WOULD OCCUR AT ISOLATED PLACES OVER VIDARBHA DURING NEXT 36 HOURS.
> HEAVY RAINFALL WOULD OCCUR AT ISOLATED PLACES OVER MADHYA MAHARASHTRA AND MARATHWADA DURING NEXT 48 HOURS.
> HEAVY RAINFALL WOULD OCCUR AT ISOLATED PLACES OVER KONKAN-GOA FROM THE MORNING OF 14TH JULY 2013.