Update on Tiware dam breach:NDRF has updated the final count of bodies recovered today as 13 while 11 are still missing. The search operation will continue tomorrow, news agency ANI has reported.
Mumbai slowly returns to normalcy but commuting woes continue
Schools and colleges opened and lakhs of commuters clambered on to overcrowded trains to make a perilous journey to work as the rain subsided and India's Maximum City slowly returned to normalcy on Wednesday.
A day after the heaviest rain since 2005 brought the country's financial capital to its knees, leading to a wall collapse in which 22 people were killed, the waters receded from several parts of the city.
As people in low-lying areas began to pick up the pieces from Tuesday's rain mayhem, clearing their homes of the sludge that had come with the waters, a Mumbai civic body official said public transport was normal.
Lakhs of citizens commuting on suburban trains had a tough time due to curtailed operations on certain routes. The heavy rush of passengers at various stations in morning peak hours prompted the Central Railway (CR) to revoke its earlier decision to operate train services in the Mumbai division according to the Sunday timetable in which fewer trains operate.
However, lakhs of passengers bore the brunt of the move to operate curtailed services and were stranded at suburban stations. (PTI)
BMC asks people to take medicine to avoid leptospirosis
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said that people who came in contact with floodwater should take a preventive medicine, available at civic dispensaries, to avoid leptospirosis. Water-logging was reported in several areas over the last two days as the city reeled under its highest rainfall in 24 hours after the July 26, 2005.
A senior official of the health department of the BMC said those who walked through floodwaters for some time need to take this medicine within 24 to 72 hours of the contact with water to avoid leptospirosis.
The medicine will be distributed free at the BMC's health posts, dispensaries and hospitals after paying a token registration fee, he said. (PTI)
2 waiters electrocuted in hotel
Two waiters in Kashimira in Thane district were killed yesterday when rain water gushed into their hotel and they got electrocuted by a live wire lying there, police said.
The Tiware dam in Ratnagiri district developed a breach late yesterday night after heavy rains. The dam breach caused a flood-like situation in seven downstream villages, with as many as 12 houses being swept away. Search operations are underway. (PTI)
IMD has forecast intermittent rain with isolated heavy falls in the city and suburbs for today.
Update: 6 bodies have been recovered so far after the Tiware dam in Ratnagiri was breached. Rescue operations continue.
Here’s a quick update on the traffic situation as of 8.55 am: Heavy traffic on the north and south-bound arms of the Western Express Highway (WH) in Vile Parle close to the domestic airport terminal junction.
Heavy traffic on the south-bound arm of the Eastern Express Highway (EEH) near the JVLR intersection. Heavy traffic on the south-bound arm of the Eastern Freeway in some areas. (Image: Google Maps)
Update: According to officials, death toll in the Malad wall collapse incident has risen to 22 after one injured died yesterday evening.
Mumbai Rains Live Updates: BEST buses have resumed operations.
Mumbai Rains Live Updates: Western Railway suburban services are running normally. AC local services, which had be suspended yesterday, will resume today as per their schedule.
Monsoon is likely to move over to Maharashtra’s drought prone regions of Vidarbha, Marathwada. The regions may receive heavy rainfall.
Mumbai Rains Live Updates: IMD had said yesterday that ‘heavy’ to ‘very heavy’ rainfall is expected on July 3 (today) and tomorrow.
Mumbai Rains Live Updates: Both, the central and the western line suburban trains are functional. Central Railway suburban trains will run according to the Sunday schedule.
Mumbai Rains Live Updates: High tide of 4.78 meters is expected at 12.35 pm. A low tide of 1.48 meters is expected at 6.37 pm today.
Good morning! Welcome to Moneycontrol's LIVE coverage of the heavy rainfall in Mumbai and surrounding areas. We track the latest developments on this live blog.
Update on Tiware dam breach: NDRF has updated the final count of bodies recovered today as 13 while 11 are still missing. The search operation will continue tomorrow, news agency ANI has reported.
Mumbai slowly returns to normalcy but commuting woes continue
Schools and colleges opened and lakhs of commuters clambered on to overcrowded trains to make a perilous journey to work as the rain subsided and India's Maximum City slowly returned to normalcy on Wednesday.
A day after the heaviest rain since 2005 brought the country's financial capital to its knees, leading to a wall collapse in which 22 people were killed, the waters receded from several parts of the city.
As people in low-lying areas began to pick up the pieces from Tuesday's rain mayhem, clearing their homes of the sludge that had come with the waters, a Mumbai civic body official said public transport was normal.
Lakhs of citizens commuting on suburban trains had a tough time due to curtailed operations on certain routes. The heavy rush of passengers at various stations in morning peak hours prompted the Central Railway (CR) to revoke its earlier decision to operate train services in the Mumbai division according to the Sunday timetable in which fewer trains operate.
However, lakhs of passengers bore the brunt of the move to operate curtailed services and were stranded at suburban stations. (PTI)
BMC asks people to take medicine to avoid leptospirosis
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said that people who came in contact with floodwater should take a preventive medicine, available at civic dispensaries, to avoid leptospirosis. Water-logging was reported in several areas over the last two days as the city reeled under its highest rainfall in 24 hours after the July 26, 2005.
A senior official of the health department of the BMC said those who walked through floodwaters for some time need to take this medicine within 24 to 72 hours of the contact with water to avoid leptospirosis.
The medicine will be distributed free at the BMC's health posts, dispensaries and hospitals after paying a token registration fee, he said. (PTI)
2 waiters electrocuted in hotel
Two waiters in Kashimira in Thane district were killed yesterday when rain water gushed into their hotel and they got electrocuted by a live wire lying there, police said.
The Tiware dam in Ratnagiri district developed a breach late yesterday night after heavy rains. The dam breach caused a flood-like situation in seven downstream villages, with as many as 12 houses being swept away. Search operations are underway. (PTI)
IMD has forecast intermittent rain with isolated heavy falls in the city and suburbs for today.
Update: 6 bodies have been recovered so far after the Tiware dam in Ratnagiri was breached. Rescue operations continue.
Here’s a quick update on the traffic situation as of 8.55 am: Heavy traffic on the north and south-bound arms of the Western Express Highway (WH) in Vile Parle close to the domestic airport terminal junction.
Heavy traffic on the south-bound arm of the Eastern Express Highway (EEH) near the JVLR intersection. Heavy traffic on the south-bound arm of the Eastern Freeway in some areas. (Image: Google Maps)
Update: According to officials, death toll in the Malad wall collapse incident has risen to 22 after one injured died yesterday evening.
Mumbai Rains Live Updates: BEST buses have resumed operations.
Mumbai Rains Live Updates: Western Railway suburban services are running normally. AC local services, which had be suspended yesterday, will resume today as per their schedule.
Monsoon is likely to move over to Maharashtra’s drought prone regions of Vidarbha, Marathwada. The regions may receive heavy rainfall.
Mumbai Rains Live Updates: IMD had said yesterday that ‘heavy’ to ‘very heavy’ rainfall is expected on July 3 (today) and tomorrow.
Mumbai Rains Live Updates: Both, the central and the western line suburban trains are functional. Central Railway suburban trains will run according to the Sunday schedule.
Mumbai Rains Live Updates: High tide of 4.78 meters is expected at 12.35 pm. A low tide of 1.48 meters is expected at 6.37 pm today.
Good morning! Welcome to Moneycontrol's LIVE coverage of the heavy rainfall in Mumbai and surrounding areas. We track the latest developments on this live blog.