Heavy rains in Mumbai overnight have thrown life out of gear as many low-lying areas have been waterlogged while local train and bus services have been disrupted. All the government and private schools and colleges have been closed as the city received over 300 millimetres of rainfall from 1 am to 7 am on Monday.
The city might not get respite soon as the Brihanmumbai Corporation said that more rain is expected today.
Mumbai has recorded over 300 mm of rainfall at various places in six hours from 1 am to 7 am today. Heavy rains in some low-lying areas led to waterlogging and disruption of suburban train services. Heavy rain is also expected today, said the BMC in a statement.
"To avoid inconvenience to students, a holiday for the first session is declared for all BMC, Government and Private schools and colleges in Mumbai (BMC area). The decision for the next session will be announced after reviewing the situation", it added.
Several areas like King's Circle and Kurla East witnessed commuters and pedestrians wading through waterlogged roads. "My car is stuck on the road. There is no point in blaming the government for the rains. The government is doing its job," a commuter told news agency ANI.
Waterlogging at various railway stations led to the cancellation of several local trains and many BEST buses were diverted from their regular route.
As per the India Meteorological Department, moderate to heavy rainfall will continue to batter Mumbai throughout the day on Monday, July 8 with thunderstorms likely at night.
The National Disaster Response Force has deployed its team, anticipating severe waterlogging in the city. The teams have been deployed in Thane, Vasai ( Palghar), Mahad (Raigad), Chiplun (Ratnagiri), Kolhapur, Sangli, Satara Ghatkopar, Kurla and Sindhudurg.
NDRF said it has also deployed three regular teams at Andheri and one team at Nagpur. The action came to "avert any untoward incident and give an appropriate response in case of any flood-like situation," reported ANI.