Mumbai Rain Update: Floods In Kolhapur, 34 Roads Closed
Mumbai Rain Update: floods in Kolhapur, movement on 34 roads including nine highways closed. The capital of Maharashtra, Mumbai is in a bad condition due to rain. Due to continuous rains on Wednesday, many parts of the city were flooded, all traffic came to a standstill, where people were stuck.
The situation is that in just 12 hours the Colaba area of Mumbai got so much rain as it had not in 46 years. By noon, an alert for High Tide in Mumbai has been issued. Due to this, 4.33 meters high waves will rise in the sea at 1.51 pm this afternoon. NDRF teams have been deployed in many areas of Maharashtra. Mumbai received the highest rainfall of this season on Wednesday.
Flood-like conditions due to heavy rains in Kolhapur
Flood-like conditions have arisen due to heavy rains in Kolhapur due to which 34 roads including 9 highways have been closed for traffic. The Rajaram dam is also flowing above the danger level. The Meteorological Department has also issued an alert of the high tide along with high rainfall.
Wall collapsed by heavy rain
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Commissioner IS Chahal visited Pedder Road where a section of a wall has collapsed. In fact, 300 mm of rain was recorded till 4 pm in Colaba, Nariman Point, and Marine Drive on Wednesday, due to which there has been a problem of water logging which has been ordered to be cleaned soon.
Appeal to people not to leave their homes
Thane has been raining heavily for the last three days, with 149 mm of rain on 5 August. Municipal Commissioner Vipin Sharma has appealed to the people not to leave the houses. All municipal personnel has been deployed to manage the situation.
16 teams of NDRF deployed in Maharashtra
Due to incessant rains in Mumbai, the situation is deteriorating, in view of the possibility of accidents, 16 teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been pre-deployed to help people. Has deployed 5 teams in Mumbai, 4 teams in Kolhapur, 2 teams in Sangli, and one team each in Satara, Thane, Palghar, Nagpur, Raigad.
Conditions like flood due to heavy rain
Flood-like conditions have arisen due to incessant rains in Mumbai, which has disrupted life. Vehicles are getting stuck everywhere. NDRF had to seek help to evacuate passengers due to two trains getting stuck late on Wednesday night. According to the Meteorological Department, heavy rainfall with heavy winds (40-50 kmph) is expected at different places in Mumbai during the next 3 hours.
Let us know that due to continuous heavy rains, two trains were stuck on the track between the Masjid and Byakhala railway stations late on Wednesday, causing the lives of the passengers on the trains. In such a situation, the NDRF team took these passengers out safely, so far more than 290 people have been evacuated.
Mumbai rain in heavily for the last few days, so a lot of water has accumulated on the railway track, due to this water both trains got stuck. On receipt of the information, the NDRF team arrived to evacuate the passengers. Passengers have been safely evacuated.
PM Modi spoke to CM Thackeray on phone to review the situation
Due to monsoon rains, the entire Mumbai has become watery due to the strong rains, winds are also running here. In view of the danger, an alert has been issued by the administration. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also talked to the Chief Minister of the state Uddhav Thackeray on the phone and took stock of the situation, along with PM Modi has assured help.
