Mumbai comes to a standstill after 300 mm of rainfall in 6 hours

Updated : Jul 08, 2024 11:35
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Editorji News Desk

Mumbai received heavy rainfall on Monday, leading to severe waterlogging in many parts of the city. According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Mumbai recorded over 300 mm of rainfall at several parts of the city in six hours from 1 am to 7 am on Monday. 

Local train services on the Central Railway routes were severely hit early Monday morning while various roads in Mumbai were waterlogged. 

Holiday was declared for the first session of the day for all the BMC, government and private schools and colleges in Mumbai municipal limits in order to avoid inconvenience to students.

Suburban services of the Central Railway were severely affected due to waterlogging of tracks on both the Main and Harbour corridors, authorities said.

((With inputs from PTI))

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