In Pictures: Torrential Rains Paralyse Maharashtra, High Alert In Mumbai

As incessant downpour battered the financial capital and made its residents life miserable, political parties appeared engaged in a slugfest over handling of the situation and advisories for citizens. (PTI Photo)

Lakhs of commuters including students, were stranded in trains, railway stations or at bus stops. Many failed to reach their destinations and were compelled to return to their homes. (Photo: PTI)

The rains have affected normal operations at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport with flights getting delayed by around 35 minutes mainly on account of low visibility. (Photo: PTI)

Schools and colleges here will remain closed tomorrow in view of the MeT department forecasting heavy rains in the metropolis. (PTI Photo)

The doctor went missing while he was walking towards his residence when it was pouring heavily, the official added. (Photo: PTI)

However, barring incidents of scores of trees and half a dozen walls collapsing in different parts of the city, flooding and waterlogging, there has been no report of any casualty so far. (Photo: Twitter/ ParagonWorli18

The BMC has appealed to people not to step out of their home unless absolutely necessary, while the entire civic force -- Mumbai Police, Fire Brigade and other agencies -- were on high alert to combat the situation.

Waterlogging has been reported from Dahisar, Borivali, Kandivali, Malad, Andheri, Jogeshwari, Santacruz, Bandra, Matunga, Dadar, Elphinstone, Mumbai Central, Mazagaon, Lalbaug, Parel, Sion, Wadala, Bhandup and other areas. (Photo: ABP Majha)

The Maharashtra government and civic authorities sounded high alert on Tuesday as torrential rains lashed Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad and other parts of the state for the fourth consecutive day, severely affecting normal life and paralysing the lifelines -- local train and bus services -- in the state capital. (Photo: ABP Majha)

The state government has requisitioned the services of five disaster management teams, including three from Pune, to tackle any eventuality in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)

Since Tuesday morning, many parts of Mumbai and suburbs were inundated with up to three to four feet of water on the highways, main and arterial roads, bylanes, housing complexes, railway stations and even the Mumbai Airport. (Photo: PTI)