Wednesday, 28 May 2025
Wednesday, 28 May 2025
Mumbai woke up to lightning, gusty winds and thunderstorms on Monday morning as a result of which suburban rail services and traffic were severely hit across the financial capital of India.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had already warned of thunderstorms, heavy rains and gusty winds hitting Dadar, Mahim, Parel, Bandra, Kalachowki and other parts of the city.
The IMD issued a "Nowcast" warning, forecasting thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and intense spells of rain with gusty winds reaching 50-60 kmph at isolated places in Mumbai in the next three to four hours.
According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, no major waterlogging was reported anywhere in the city and suburbs.
However, some low-lying areas in the city witnessed flooding.
The suburban services on the Central and Western Railway were delayed, and road traffic slowed down due to poor visibility.
"Suburban trains are delayed by eight to 10 minutes because of reduced speed on account of low visibility due to incessant downpour," a spokesperson of the Central Railway said.
A Western Railway spokesperson said the suburban services were running normally on its corridor, but some passengers have complained about delays on social media.
The IMD Mumbai has forecast light to moderate rainfall in parts of Mumbai in the next 24 hours, civic officials said.
"Generally cloudy sky with possibility of thunderstorm accompanied with gusty winds 30-40 kmph and light to moderate rain at isolated places in city and suburbs," the forecast stated.
According to civic officials, the city has been witnessing continuous rainfall since the last night, with the island city receiving more rain than the suburban areas.Mumb
The island city recorded an average rainfall of 58 mm, 19 mm in the eastern suburbs and 15 mm in the western suburbs in 24 hours, ending at 8 am.
A high tide is expected at 11.24 am at 4.75 metres and again at 11.09 pm at 4.17 metres, while a low tide is likely at 5.18 pm at 1.63 metres and 5.21 am on Tuesday at 0.04 metres, the BMC said.
Understandably, residents of Mumbai are displeased with the waterlogging that caused traffic to grind to a halt -- especially on a Monday.
So they took to social media to express their anguish.
One user shared pictures and videos of the situation, writing, "Mumbai, India's commercial capital, is already experiencing waterlogging with the first rain. Trains are halted, roads are flooded, and Prime Minister Modi is busy with a roadshow in Vadodara Gujarat showing no concern for Mumbai. Complete failure of Modi govt is seen in Mumbai."
Another user wrote, "4th Largest Economy but water logging, pathetic roads and BMC issues alerts to stay safe home after everyone has left already for office. What’s the point of GDP? What’s the point of taxes?" taking an aim at the BMC and questioning the justification for the taxes paid by Mumbai’s residents.
One urged the citizens to take note of recurring civic issues during the monsoon, " BMC elections are round the corner & mumbaikars please save all the videos, media articles, photos of the Heavy Rainfall happening in Mumbai. Triple Engine Govt in Maharashtra but local people are facing severe problems."
A different user highlighted the severe state of Mumbai’s roads, battered by relentless rainfall, putting the civic body under scrutiny. He wrote, "Great work @mybmc on systematically breaking Mumbai’s infrastructure. Day 1 - 8 hrs of somewhat heavy rain & the road at Kemps Corner has virtually disintegrated & caved in. Citizens pay the price for corruption and zero accountability."
(With inputs from PTI)
