Mumbai rains LIVE updates: Local trains, airport slowly resume services; schools and colleges to remain shut today

Mumbai rains LIVE updates: Schools and colleges will remain shut today. High tide is expected at 12 pm. Train and airport services are slowly resuming. Follow the latest updates on the Mumbai rains, here.

By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: September 20, 2017 9:38 am
Mumbai Rains, Mumbai rainfall, Mumbai weather, Mumbai rains live, Live, maharashtra, Maharashtra rainfall, heavy rains in Mumbai, Thane, mumbai airport, Mumbai schools Mumbai rains LIVE updates: According to the BMC, high tide of 4.54 m is expected at about 12:03 pm on Wednesday. (Source: Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)

Mumbai has once again been hit with heavy rainfall that began Tuesday evening and is continuing today. On Tuesday, several low-lying localities were flooded, leading to traffic jams across the city. Operations at the Mumbai International Airport remain suspended until this morning, with a total of 56 flights diverted. They have partly resumed this morning. Train services, too, are slowly resuming. On Tuesday, the Western Railways were either cancelled or diverted to the Central Railways.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had on Sunday predicted that the city is likely to witness heavy rainfall till Friday. The financial capital and its suburbs are likely to receive intermittent rain on Wednesday, while a few places are likely to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall. High tide is expected at 12.03 pm on Wednesday — which, in effect, means if it is raining heavily at noon, several low-lying areas will flood. So it’s best you avoid stepping out at noon or get to your destination before noon.

Mumbai rains LIVE updates: 

9: 10 am: Jet Airways in a tweet have confirmed that they will waive off penalties for date/ flight change. In cases of date/flight change, only the fare difference will be applicable.

 

9:05 am:  Mumbai police in a tweet said that the Milan subway is open but is water logged. The officials have urged the public to use an alternate route.

8: 55 am: “Long distance trains which were regulated and stranded at various locations of WR due to heavy water logging at Nalasopara, Virar have been cleared.Suburban services over WR are running normal on all lines from Churchgate to Dahanu road,” a senior Western Railways official said.

8: 50 am: “The current visibility is 1600 meters with winds of 12 knots. RWY 14 (Main) is being used for arrivals while RWY ( Secondary) 32 is being used for departures,” MIAL official said.

8:20 am: The Andheri station road is closed due to water logging.

8:10 am : The Mumbai police in a tweet said that traffic is moving normally in both directions on the Eastern Freeway, Bandra Worli sea link, Haji Ali Junction, Tardeo Pedder Road and Girgaon Bandstand.

8:00 am: The Mumbai police said in a tweet that high tide is expected at 12.03 pm.

7:55 am: Won’t be working today, no Dabba delivery by Mumbai Dabbawalas due to rain :Subhash Talekar, Mumbai Dabbawala Association Spox was quoted by news agency ANI.

7: 50 am: Five Western Railways trains have been cancelled. Six trains are cancelled and two trains have been diverted on Central Railways.

7: 45 am: A total of 56 flights have been diverted. The main runway of Mumabai airpot has been shut, however the second runway is still operating.

7: 40 am: “The visibility and runway visual range recorded at Mumbai airport were 700 m and 800 m, respectively. Flight operations continued with delays. There were four diversions and ten go-around of flights in total. Coaches were deployed for airside transfer of passengers from Terminal 1 to Terminal 2. Seating arrangements and discounted rates for food were arranged for stranded passengers at Terminal 1,” said the official spokesperson at MIAL.

12:49 am: The heavy rainfall is expected to end by Wednesday as the forecast from Thursday to Saturday predicts light rain. Thundershowers are expected in the city on Sunday.

12:41 am: “No untoward incident has been reported so far owing to the rains and our contingency services are in alert mode,” said a senior official attached with the Disaster Management Cell of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). “Till 5 pm Tuesday evening, our weather station in South Mumbai has recorded 28.71 mm rainfall. The eastern and western suburbs have recorded 28.93 mm and 25.11 mm rainfall, respectively,” said the official.

12:40 am: The city is fearing a repeat of the massive floods last month that brought the megapolis to a grinding halt as most part of the island city, home to around 20 million residents, went under floodwaters and slush.

12:37 am: IMD  has also predicted that North Madhya Maharashtra would get heavy rainfall at isolated places in the 24 hours beginning September 21.

12:36 am: A forecast of heavy to very heavy rainfall at few places with extremely heavy rainfall in Raigad district adjoining Mumbai is expected in the next 24 hours, according to IMD Mumbai.

12:20 am: On a day heavy rains lashed the Maharashtra capital, the cab aggregator Ola on Tuesday announced to do away with the peak pricing for the sake of commuters.

12:13 am: Several parts of the city, including South Mumbai, Borivali, Kandivili, Andheri and Bhandup, received heavy rainfall.

12:12 am: Several parts of the city, including South Mumbai, Borivali, Kandivili, Andheri and Bhandup, received heavy rainfall on Tuesday.

12:08 am: Operations at the Mumbai airport were suspended from 10 pm after the SpiceJet aircraft overshot the main runway.

12:07 am: Maharashtra Education Minister Vinod Tawde said, “Schools and colleges will remain shut on Wednesday for the safety of students in light of the weather predictions. The loss will be compensated by cutting Diwali holidays by a day.”

12:02 am: All 183 passengers on the SG-703 Varanasi-Mumbai SpiceJet flight that overshot runway are safe. They have been taken to the arrival hall: SpiceJet.

12:00 am: SpiceJet flight overshot runway 27 on landing at Mumbai airport and skidded off into the unpaved surface due to wet runway. Chutes deployed for passengers. No fire or smoke reported.

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12:00:  Heavy rains coupled with thunder and lightning lashed the metropolis Tuesday afternoon, slowing down movement of vehicular traffic and suburban trains, and bringing back memories of torrential downpour late last month when the financial capital came to a standstill.

(With PTI Inputs)

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