Mumbai Rains highlights: Heavy traffic due to waterlogged roads, IMD issues orange alert in Mumbai till July 8

Mumbai police tweeted that vehicular movement is slow at Andheri Market, due to 0.5 ft of water logging. 

See the tweet below,

Due to heavy rains and waterlogging four subways in the north-west part of Mumbai had to be closed for traffic on Tuesday, officials said. The four subways named Golibar, Milan, Andheri and Malad connect the east and west stretches of the north-western suburbs. According to a report by PTI, "Motorists have been diverted to alternate routes due to the closure of these four subways at present. Rains have caused traffic snarls in several places, leading to vehicles moving at snail's pace or getting stalled for long periods", a traffic police official said.

See the video of Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde's visit to BMC headquarters Disaster Management Room, tweeted by ANI.

Heavy rains have left roads waterlogged which is causing traffic jams in many parts of the state, which was warned by the Maharashtra government as well. A very high traffic jam was reported on Tuesday afternoon, at the Mankoli naka in Bhiwandi, which is one of the vital roads that connects Thane, Bhiwnadi, Kalyan – Nashik highway. 

Maharashtra's new CM Eknath Shinde reached the BMC headquarter's disaster management room in Mumbai today, amid the heavy rains in many parts of the state. He may address the media after his visit to the headquarters. 

Few hours back the Maharashtra government said that inundation is possible in some areas and that is what happened. Areas including Mumbai and Konkan have been inundated due to heavy rains. Officials on Tuesday, said that heavy rains have inundated many towns, villages in different areas, hitting road and rail traffic.

The Maharashtra government has said that heavy rains may cause floods and landslides in ghat areas and areas with loose soil respectively. Traffic woes may also rise. Inundation is also possible in areas that will see heavy to very heavy rainfall. The government has advised the people to be careful. 

See the tweet by ANI below,

Regional Meteorological Centre, Mumbai shared a document for district forecast and warnings for the next 5 days. Red alert has been issued for Ratnagiri & Raigad. Mumbai will see heavy rainfall on 5,7 and 8 July. Information is given by the Maharashtra government and IMD.

See the tweet by ANI below,

Two teams of NDRF have been deployed in Kolhapur district of Mumbai after yellow alert of heavy rains in the ghat areas today. The information was given by ANI, tweeting the same. NDRF refers to the National Disaster Response Force which is an Indian specialized force working for the purpose of special response to a threatening disaster situation or disaster under the Disaster Management Act, 2005.

See the tweet by ANI below,

ANI tweeted a video showing the situation of the Andheri subway with heavy floods, resulting in its closure. The agency said that the subway is closed due to waterlogging. Not just in Andheri, but heavy rains and floods have resulted in waterlogging in many parts of Maharashtra causing problems to people. 

See the tweet below,

The heavy rains including floods have hit Mumbai, it has impacted the trains in the city as well.

Shivaji M Sutar, the Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO), Central Railways Mumbai tweeted, 

Western Railways also tweeted that local trains are running normally over Mumbai- Suburban section, 

Heavy rains have resulted in waterlogged roads all over Maharashtra. Recent updates are coming about waterlogged roads in Vashi and Navi Mumbai. This has resulted in traffic jams and posing difficulties for vehicles to move. Roads of Sion, Bandra, King Circle, Matunga and Kurla were also flooded with. Roads were filled with knee-deep water in Andheri.