Waterlogging in Maharashtra's Thane has caused local train services to come to a halt between the Badlapur and Ambernath section on Wednesday. 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..
The Central Railway operates local train services on its Main Line from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) in south Mumbai to Kasara in Thane and Khopoli in Raigad district. Apart from the said route, it also operates suburban services on the Harbour Line from CSMT to Panvel (Raigad) and Goregaon (Mumbai), PTI reported.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a 'Red' alert for Palghar and Raigad districts while an 'Orange' alert has been sounded for Mumbai. One NDRF team has been deployed in Palghar and Raigad each. 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.
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.