High Tides Hit Mumbai's Marine Drive Amid Heavy Rain In Parts Of Maharashtra: WATCH

Amid heavy rainfall in parts of Maharashtra, high tides lashed Mumbai's Marine Drive on Wednesday.

High tides lash Marine Drive during monsoon in Mumbai ( Image Source :PTI )

High tides lashed Mumbai's Marine Drive on Wednesday amid incessant rainfall in parts of Maharashtra. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a 'Red' alert for Palghar and Raigad districts while an 'Orange' alert was sounded for Mumbai. In view of heavy rains in the state, NDRF has deployed a total of 12 teams across Maharashtra. Five teams have been deployed in Mumbai, one team each in Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Kolhapur, Sangli, Nagpur, and Thane districts of the state. Waterlogging in Maharashtra's Thane has caused local train services to come to a halt between the Badlapur and Ambernath section on Wednesday, reported news agency PTI.

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IMD has issued a 'Red' alert for Palghar, and Raigad districts and an 'Orange' alert for Thane, Mumbai and Ratnagiri today. pic.twitter.com/RjJQZcjarY

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Mumbai and Thane received heavy rainfall on Wednesday morning which led to flooding on the railway tracks. Following this, Central Railway's Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Dr Shivraj Manaspure said, "Badlapur-Ambernath section (UP + DOWN) closed from 11.05 hrs for traffic due to water-logging," as reported by news agency PTI. 

Railway tracks between Badlapur and Ambernath stations got flooded at around 10:30 am on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the train services on the Panvel-Belapur Harbour Line route which were earlier affected which led to "point failure" (A fault with the movable pieces of the track or their operating equipment that enable trains to change tracks) at Panvel at 9.40 am were restored by 10 am, Manaspure said, as per PTI. 

Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar instructed the District Collectors to take precautionary measures immediately and deploy relief work and disaster management teams in view of the incessant rainfall in the city.

Raigad District Collector Yogesh Mhase has declared a holiday for all schools and colleges in the district today in view of heavy rains. IMD has also issued an 'Orange' Alert for Thane, Mumbai and Ratnagiri today, reported news agency ANI. 

The eastern and western suburbs of the city received an average rainfall of 47.42 mm, and 50.04 mm respectively, in the  24-hour period ending at 8.30 am Wednesday.